walking leaf

noun

leaf insect (Phylliidae family).

Similar
walking fernAsplenium rhizophyllumCamptosorus rhizophyllusleaf insect
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Meanings

nounwalking leaf (plural walking leaves)

plural walking leaves

  1. leaf insect (Phylliidae family).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip

Similar
walking fernAsplenium rhizophyllumCamptosorus rhizophyllus
Broader
spleenwort

nountropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southern Asia and the East Indies

Similar
leaf insect
Broader
phasmidphasmid insect
Also see
leaf insectwalking fern

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

walking leaf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walking%20leaf

MLA

“walking leaf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walking%20leaf. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “walking leaf,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/walking%20leaf.

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