phasmid

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

phasmide

phasmidé

phasmoptère

Synonymes

phasmid insect

stick insect

walking stick

walkingstick

Traductions

fásmido

Stabheuschrecke

Phasmide

Gespenstschrecke

fàsmid

fasmido

palo viviente

insetto stecco

fasmatodeu

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈfæz.mɪd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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