Phyllium

Translingual

Phyllium siccifolium

Etymology

New Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).

Proper noun

Phyllium n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Phylliidae – certain leaf insects.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Polyneoptera - superorder; Phasmida - order; Verophasmatodea - suborder; Areolatae - infraorder; Phyllioidea - superfamily; Phylliidae - family; Phylliinae - subfamily; Phylliini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Phyllium (Phyllium), Phyllium (Pulchriphyllium) - subgenera
  • Phyllium siccifolium - type species; for other species see Phyllium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Phyllium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Phyllium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Phyllium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Phyllium at Phasmid Study Group
• Phyllium at National Center for Biotechnology Information

Latin

Proper noun

Phyllium

1. accusative singular of Phyllius