leaf insects
111Chlorophyll — Leaf green redirects here. For the video game, see Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. Chlorophyll gives leaves their green color and absorbs light that is used in photosynthesis …
112Nymph (biology) — Leaf Hopper nymph of the Common Jassid (Eurymela fenestrata). Specimen approx 10mm in length. Taken in Swifts Creek, Victoria, Australia in January 2007. In biology, a nymph is the immature form of some invertebrates, particularly insects, which… …
113Leptoglossus phyllopus — Leaf footed Leaf foot ed, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Having leaflike expansions on the legs; said of certain insects; as, the leaf footed bug ({Leptoglossus phyllopus}). [1913 Webster] …
114leafhopper — leaf•hop•per [[t]ˈlifˌhɒp ər[/t]] n. ent any of numerous slender, sap sucking homopterous insects, of the family Cicadellidae, that leap from leaf to leaf, sometimes spreading plant diseases • Etymology: 1850–55, amer …
115leafinsect — leaf insect n. Any of various chiefly Asian insects of the family Phyllidae that resemble leaves in color and form. Also called walking leaf. * * * …
116coleopteran — /koh lee op teuhr euhn, kol ee /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the order Coleoptera. n. 2. a beetle. [1840 50; COLEOPTER(A) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction any member of the insect order Coleoptera, consisting of the beetles and weevils …
117Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …
118angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) …
119Carnivorous plant — Insectivorous Plants redirects here. For the book by Charles Darwin, see Insectivorous Plants (book). Nepenthes mirabilis in flower, growing on a road cut in Palau Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients (but not …
120lepidopteran — /lep i dop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. lepidopterous. n. 2. a lepidopterous insect. [1850 55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: scaly wing ): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The… …
