Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Phasmid \Phas"mid\, n. [See {Phasm}. Probably so called from its
   mimicking, or appearing like, inanimate objects.] (Zo["o]l.)
   Any orthopterous insect of the family {Phasmid[ae]}, as a
   leaf insect or a stick insect.

Source : WordNet®

phasmid
     n : large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with
         long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and
         leaf insects [syn: {phasmid insect}]