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noun

any of several orthopterous insects of the family Phillidae, of southern Asia and the East Indies, having a body that resembles a leaf in color and form.

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Also called walking leaf.

Origin of leaf insect

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby leaf insect

leafed, leaf fat, leaf-footed bug, leaf gap, leafhopper, leaf insect, leaf lard, leaflet, leafleteer, leaf lettuce, leaf miner

How to use leaf insect in a sentence

Bats are crucial to the ecosystem, performing extremely valuable jobs like pollination and insect control.
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Their nightly flights bring with them the powers to pollinate plants and control insect populations.
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A lot of us Republicans are having trouble getting the leaf blower started.
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Where does this “Arab Tea Leaf” come from, according to the talking heads?
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Grown in the jungle by the indigenous Kichwa, guayusa (gwhy-you-sa) is a sacred leaf used in ceremonial rituals.
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Not a zephyr ruffled the leaf of a rose, and a soft breathing fragrance bathed his reposing senses.
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Hitherto, I have not given the subject much consideration, but I turn over a new leaf from the date of this adventure.
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Virginia leaf still continues to flourish, and to-day it is the great agricultural product of the State.
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I suppose Grandfather Mole has taken my advice and turned over a new leaf.
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When rapidly deposited, as by artificial precipitation, triple phosphate often takes feathery, star- or leaf-like forms.
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British Dictionary definitions for leaf insect

leaf insect

noun

any of various mostly tropical Asian insects of the genus Phyllium and related genera, having a flattened leaflike body: order PhasmidaSee also stick insect

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