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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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
phasmid — [faz′mid΄, fas′mid] n. [< ModL Phasmida < Gr phasma, an apparition (akin to phainein, to show: see FANTASY) + ida < neut. pl. of L ides: see ID] any of various sticklike or leaflike insects (order Phasmatoptera), including the walking… … English World dictionary
phasmid — noun Etymology: New Latin Phasmida, group name, from Phasma, type genus, from Greek, apparition, from phainein to show more at fancy Date: 1872 any of an order (Phasmatodea syn. Phasmida) of large cylindrical or sometimes flattened chiefly… … New Collegiate Dictionary
phasmid — fazmidė statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Klonavimo vektorius, kuris gali replikuotis (padvigubėti) kaip plazmidė arba fagas (du replikacijos būdai, būdingi kai kurioms bakterijoms). atitikmenys: angl. phasmid rus. фазмида … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
phasmid — noun large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects • Syn: ↑phasmid insect • Hypernyms: ↑insect • Hyponyms: ↑walking stick, ↑walkingstick, ↑stick insect … Useful english dictionary
Phasmid (disambiguation) — Phasmid may refer to: *Phasmatodea, the insect group which contains stick insects and walking sticks *Phagemid, a vector used in gene cloning … Wikipedia
Phasmid Study Group — The Phasmid Study Group is a group for professional and amateur entomologists who are interested in the order Phasmatodea, as well as other interested persons. Over 40 species of Phasmid have been named after members of the group.The group was… … Wikipedia
Phasmid Study Group — Männchen von Lonchodiodes samarensis, ehemals bekannt als Carausius spec. PSG 230 Die Phasmid Study Group (etwa: Studiengruppe Gespenstschrecken) ist eine Gesellschaft von Gespenstschreckeninteressierten. Seit ihrer Gründung im Jahre 1980 sind… … Deutsch Wikipedia
phasmid insect — noun large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects • Syn: ↑phasmid • Hypernyms: ↑insect • Hyponyms: ↑walking stick, ↑walkingstick, ↑stick insect, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
phasmid — n. [Gr. phasma, apparition; edios, like] (NEMATA) One of a pair of lateral caudal pores (sensilla) connecting with a glandular pouch that alledgedly functions as a chemoreceptor; see scutellum … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
phasmid — Hybrid phage/plasmid formed by integration of plasmid containing the att site, and lambda phage, mediated by phage integrase site specific recombination … Dictionary of molecular biology
