leaf insect

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leaf insect

Any of various chiefly Asian insects of the family Phyllidae that resemble leaves in color and form. Also called walking leaf.

leaf insect

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various mostly tropical Asian insects of the genus Phyllium and related genera, having a flattened leaflike body: order Phasmida See also stick insect

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

walking leaf

phasmid, phasmid insect - large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects

genus Phyllium, Phyllium - type genus of the Phyllidae

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