phasman.

Brit.

/ˈfazmə/, U.S.

/ˈfæzmə/

Inflections: Plural phasmas, phasmata.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin phasma; Greek ϕάσμα.

Etymology: < classical Latin phasma spectre, apparition (later adopted as genus name: see sense 2) or its etymon ancient Greek ϕάσμα spectre, apparition, phantom < ϕα- , ablaut variant of the stem of ϕαίνειν to show, to cause to appear (see -phane comb. form) + -σμα , extended form of -μα (see -oma comb. form). With sense 2 compare French Phasme (1801).

1. An appearance of brilliant light; an apparition or phantom; = phasm n. Now rare.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Phasmida > family Phasmidae > genus Phasma

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1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi v. §2. 88 Fierie [Meteors]..such as onely seem to burn, which are therefore called Phasmata.

1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 374 After a small space the lights..extinguish, and..the Phasma having assumed a bodily shape or other false representation accompanies her.

1734 T. Cooke Eunuch 221 The phasma, or Apparition, is the Title of a Comedy of Menander.

1778 E. Middleton et al. New Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. II Phasmata,..certain appearances arising from the various tinctures of the clouds by the rays of the heavenly luminaries, especially the sun and moon.

1904 F. Rolfe Hadrian VII Prooimion 52 Vague thoughts ensued from these incidents; thoughts not connected with her but with some sensuous idea, some phasma of my imagination.

1950 M. Peake Gormenghast xix. 122 It was not only the uncanniness of such a phasma which haunted him now.

2. Entomology. A stick insect of the genus Phasma. Also (in form Phasma): the genus itself.Valid coinage of the genus name: A. A. H. Lichtenstein Catal. rerum nat. rarissimarum (1796) III. 77.

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1806 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. VI. 122 In their mode of life the Phasmata differ from the Mantes; feeding entirely on vegetable food.

1844 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 134 288 I have recently found a specimen of Phasma in the cabinets of the British Museum.

1888 T. Belt Naturalist in Nicaragua (ed. 2) xxi. 382 Another insect..had a wonderful resemblance to a piece of moss... It is the larval stage of a species of Phasma.

1928 Science 20 Jan. (Suppl.) p. x/2 A pair of giant phasmas have shown that hens are not the only ones whose reproduction is affected by electric light.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	phasma
释义	phasman. Brit. /ˈfazmə/, U.S. /ˈfæzmə/ Inflections: Plural phasmas, phasmata. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin phasma; Greek ϕάσμα. Etymology: < classical Latin phasma spectre, apparition (later adopted as genus name: see sense 2) or its etymon ancient Greek ϕάσμα spectre, apparition, phantom < ϕα- , ablaut variant of the stem of ϕαίνειν to show, to cause to appear (see -phane comb. form) + -σμα , extended form of -μα (see -oma comb. form). With sense 2 compare French Phasme (1801). 1. An appearance of brilliant light; an apparition or phantom; = phasm n. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Phasmida > family Phasmidae > genus Phasma phasma1635 1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi v. §2. 88 Fierie [Meteors]..such as onely seem to burn, which are therefore called Phasmata. 1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 374 After a small space the lights..extinguish, and..the Phasma having assumed a bodily shape or other false representation accompanies her. 1734 T. Cooke Eunuch 221 The phasma, or Apparition, is the Title of a Comedy of Menander. 1778 E. Middleton et al. New Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. II Phasmata,..certain appearances arising from the various tinctures of the clouds by the rays of the heavenly luminaries, especially the sun and moon. 1904 F. Rolfe Hadrian VII Prooimion 52 Vague thoughts ensued from these incidents; thoughts not connected with her but with some sensuous idea, some phasma of my imagination. 1950 M. Peake Gormenghast xix. 122 It was not only the uncanniness of such a phasma which haunted him now. 2. Entomology. A stick insect of the genus Phasma. Also (in form Phasma): the genus itself.Valid coinage of the genus name: A. A. H. Lichtenstein Catal. rerum nat. rarissimarum (1796) III. 77. ΚΠ 1806 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. VI. 122 In their mode of life the Phasmata differ from the Mantes; feeding entirely on vegetable food. 1844 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 134 288 I have recently found a specimen of Phasma in the cabinets of the British Museum. 1888 T. Belt Naturalist in Nicaragua (ed. 2) xxi. 382 Another insect..had a wonderful resemblance to a piece of moss... It is the larval stage of a species of Phasma. 1928 Science 20 Jan. (Suppl.) p. x/2 A pair of giant phasmas have shown that hens are not the only ones whose reproduction is affected by electric light. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1635
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