phasmid

English

A phasmid, Bacillus rossius ♀

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfæz.mɪd/

Noun

phasmid (plural phasmids)

1. (entomology) Any insect of the order Phasmida: a leaf insect or walking stick (stick insect). [from 19th c.]
   • 1993, Rikki Ducornet, The Jade Cabinet, Dalkey Archive Press, page 19:

     A giant phasmid (or stick insect) from India whose cage was over two metres tall spent long hours standing upon a perpendicular branch and staring into Mother's eyes.

2. (nematology) Either of the two caudal chemoreceptors in some nematodes. [from 20th c.]
3. A phagemid.

Translations

an insect

• Polish: straszyk m, patyczak (pl) m
• Portuguese: fasmídeo m
• Spanish: fásmido m

Anagrams

• amphids, dampish