Phasmatodea
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Phasmatodea - in some classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera: stick insects; leaf insects

order Phasmatodea, order Phasmida, Phasmida

animal order - the order of animals

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

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

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Phasmatodea (redirected from Stick-insect)

Phasmatodea
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