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PHASMIDA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
In some classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera: stick insects; leaf insects
Synonyms:
order Phasmatodea; order Phasmida; Phasmatodea; Phasmida
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Phasmida" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Meronyms (members of "Phasmida"):
phasmid; phasmid insect (large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects)
family Phasmatidae; family Phasmidae; Phasmatidae; Phasmidae (stick insects)
family Phillidae; family Phyllidae; Phillidae; Phyllidae (leaf insects)
Holonyms ("Phasmida" is a member of...):
class Hexapoda; class Insecta; Hexapoda; Insecta (insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species)
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