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PHYLLIUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Phyllium mean?
• PHYLLIUM (noun)
The noun PHYLLIUM has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Phyllidae
Familiarity information: PHYLLIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Phyllidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Phyllium; Phyllium
Hypernyms ("Phyllium" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Phyllium"):
leaf insect; walking leaf (tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southern Asia and the East Indies)
Holonyms ("Phyllium" is a member of...):
family Phillidae; family Phyllidae; Phillidae; Phyllidae (leaf insects)
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