Walking sticks and leaf insects

• Large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Phasmid \Phas"mid\, n. [See Phasm . Probably so called from its mimicking, or appearing like, inanimate objects.] (Zo["o]l.) Any orthopterous insect of the family Phasmid[ae] , as a leaf insect or a stick insect.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects [syn: phasmid insect ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context entomology English) Any insect of the order Phasmatodea; the leaf insects and walking sticks. (from 19th c.) 2 (context nematology English) Either of the two caudal chemoreceptors in some nematodes. (from 20th c.) 3 A phagemid.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Phasmids are unicellular sensilia in the lateral tail region of certain species of nematodes . They are similar in their structure to amphid sensilla, but smaller. Phasmid neurons were recently shown to function in modulation of chemorepulsion behavior. ...