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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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