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PHASMATODEA

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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:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Phasmatodea" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Phasmatodea"):

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 ("Phasmatodea" is a member of...):

class Hexapoda; class Insecta; Hexapoda; Insecta (insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species)

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