GENUS PHYLLIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Phyllium mean? 

• GENUS PHYLLIUM (noun)
  The noun GENUS PHYLLIUM has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Phyllidae

  Familiarity information: GENUS PHYLLIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS PHYLLIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Phyllidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Phyllium; Phyllium

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "genus Phyllium"):

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

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

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