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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of various chiefly tropical Asian insects of the family Phylliidae that resemble leaves in color and form.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An orthopterous insect of the family Phasmidæ: so called from its mimetic resemblance to the leaf of a plant. Also called walking-leaf.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

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