Phasmid : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Phasmid	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Phasmid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phasmid n large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects Synonym(s): phasmid, phasmid insect
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Phasmid \Phas"mid\, n. [See {Phasm}. Probably so called from its mimicking, or appearing like, inanimate objects.] (Zo[94]l.) Any orthopterous insect of the family {Phasmid[91]}, as a leaf insect or a stick insect.