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PHYLLIUM

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(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Phyllidae

Synonyms:

genus Phyllium; Phyllium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Phyllium"):

leaf insect; walking leaf (tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southern Asia and the East Indies)

Holonyms ("Phyllium" is a member of...):

family Phillidae; family Phyllidae; Phillidae; Phyllidae (leaf insects)

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