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leaf insect

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables
leaf in-sect
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the insects in the family Phylliidae, which mimic leaves.

Inflected Forms

leaf insects (plural)

Synonyms

walking leaf

Questions

What does leaf insect mean?
Any of the insects in the family Phylliidae, which mimic leaves.

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