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phasmid.

Any insect of the order Phasmida: a leaf insect or walking stick (stick insect).

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfæz.mɪd/
  1. Any insect of the order Phasmida: a leaf insect or walking stick (stick insect).

  2. Either of the two caudal chemoreceptors in some nematodes.

  3. A phagemid.

Where this word comes from

From Latin phasma (“apparition, specter, phantom”) + -id (nominal suffix), from Ancient Greek φάσμα (phásma, “apparition, phantom”).

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