Phasma

See also: phasma

Translingual

Etymology

From New Latin phasma, from Ancient Greek φάσμα (phásma, “apparition, phantom, omen, prodigy, monster”).

Proper noun

Phasma n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Phasmatidae – certain stick insects.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Polyneoptera - superorder; Phasmida - order; Verophasmatodea - suborder; Anareolatae - infraorder; Phasmatidae - family; Phasmatinae - subfamily; Phasmatini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Phasma gigas - well-known species

References

• Phasmatinae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Phasmatini on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Phasma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons