noun
in some classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera: stick insects; leaf insects
• Syn: ↑Phasmida, ↑Phasmatodea, ↑order Phasmatodea
• Hypernyms: ↑animal order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Insecta, ↑class Insecta, ↑Hexapoda, ↑class Hexapoda
• Member Meronyms:
Useful english dictionary. 2012.