LEAF INSECT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does leaf insect mean? 

• LEAF INSECT (noun)
  The noun LEAF INSECT has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: LEAF INSECT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEAF INSECT (noun)

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Meaning:

Tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southern Asia and the East Indies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

leaf insect; walking leaf

Hypernyms ("leaf insect" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("leaf insect" is a member of...):

genus Phyllium; Phyllium (type genus of the Phyllidae)