walking leaf
Noun 1. ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip (synonym) walking fern, Asplenium rhizophyllum, Camptosorus rhizophyllus (hypernym) spleenwort 2. tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southern Asia and the East Indies (synonym) leaf insect (hypernym) phasmid, phasmid insect (member-holonym) Phyllium, genus Phyllium | ||||
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walking leaf
walking leaf
n
1. ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip [syn: walking fern , asplenium rhizophyllum, camptosorus rhizophyllus ]
2. tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southern asia and the east indies [syn: leaf insect]
walking leaf
n
1. ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip [syn: walking fern , asplenium rhizophyllum, camptosorus rhizophyllus ]
2. tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southern asia and the east indies [syn: leaf insect]
Walking leaf Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Phylliidae
The family Phylliidae (often misspelled Phyllidae) contains the extant true leaf insects or walkingleaves, which include some of the most remarkable leaf mimics in the entire animal kingdom. They occur from South Asia through Southeast Asia to Australia. At present, there seems to be no consensus as to the preferred classification of this group; some sources treat Phylliidae as a much larger taxon, containing the members of what are presently considered to be several different families. It is used here in its most restricted sense.
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