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phasmid

/ˈfæz.mɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
phas-mid
IPA
/ˈfæz.mɪd/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any insect of the order Phasmida: a leaf insect or walking stick (stick insect).

noun

Either of the two caudal chemoreceptors in some nematodes.

noun

A phagemid.

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Etymology

From Latin phasma (“apparition, specter, phantom”) + -id (nominal suffix), from Ancient Greek φάσμα (phásma, “apparition, phantom”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

phasmids (plural)

Synonyms

phasmid insect

Rhymes With

plasmid

Questions

How do you pronounce phasmid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfæz.mɪd/.
What does phasmid mean?
Any insect of the order Phasmida: a leaf insect or walking stick (stick insect).
Where does phasmid come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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