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Noun: leaf insect  leef in-sekt
  1. Tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southern Asia and the East Indies
    - walking leaf

Derived forms: leaf insects

Type of: phasmid, phasmid insect

Part of: genus Phyllium, Phyllium

Encyclopedia: Leaf insect