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单词 phasmid
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phasmid

[ faz-mid ]
/ ˈfæz mɪd /

noun

any insect of the order Phasmida, comprising the walking sticks and leaf insects.

adjective

of or relating to the phasmids.

Origin of phasmid

1870–75; <New Latin Phasmida the order name, equivalent to Phasm(a) the type genus (<Greek phásma apparition, so named from their extremely close resemblance to surrounding plants) + -ida-id2

Words nearby phasmid

phase transition, phase velocity, -phasia, phasing, phasis, phasmid, phasor, phat, phatic, Ph.B., Ph. C.
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Example sentences from the Web for phasmid

  • We may remark that no species of Phasmid are known to inhabit the British Isles.

    The Young Collector's Handbook of Ants, Bees, Dragon-flies, Earwigs, Crickets, and Flies|W. Harcourt Bath
  • The Phasmid or Walking-sticks are herbivorous and may be collected in the midst of vegetation by sweeping or by the hand.

    Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects|C. V. Riley

British Dictionary definitions for phasmid

phasmid
/ (ˈfæzmɪd) /

noun

any plant-eating insect of the mainly tropical order Phasmida: includes the leaf insects and stick insects

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the order Phasmida

Word Origin for phasmid

C19: from New Latin Phasmida, from Greek phasma spectre
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for phasmid

phasmid
[ făzmĭd ]

n.

Either of a pair of caudal chemoreceptors occurring in nematodes of the class, Secernentea.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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