Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having leafy or foliaceous feet; phyllopod: specifically applied to the Phyllopoda: as, a leaf-footed crustacean.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Having leaflike expansions on the legs; -- said of certain insects.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective zoology Having
feet thatresemble leaves .
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Examples
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~ There are a number of stinkbugs and leaf-footed bugs (Fig. 4), in addition to the species mentioned, [13] [14] which are responsible for important injuries to pecans, filberts, and other nuts.
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Brister plots out strategies to defeat pests - he plants sunflowers at the ends of rows because the yellow flowers attract leaf-footed bugs, sidetracking them from attacking vegetables.
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Brister plots out strategies to defeat pests - he plants sunflowers at the ends of rows because the yellow flowers attract leaf-footed bugs, sidetracking them from attacking vegetables.
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Brister plots out strategies to defeat pests - he plants sunflowers at the ends of rows because the yellow flowers attract leaf-footed bugs, sidetracking them from attacking vegetables.
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Brister plots out strategies to defeat pests - he plants sunflowers at the ends of rows because the yellow flowers attract leaf-footed bugs, sidetracking them from attacking vegetables.
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Brister plots out strategies to defeat pests - he plants sunflowers at the ends of rows because the yellow flowers attract leaf-footed bugs, sidetracking them from attacking vegetables.
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Brister plots out strategies to defeat pests - he plants sunflowers at the ends of rows because the yellow flowers attract leaf-footed bugs, sidetracking them from attacking vegetables.
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Brister plots out strategies to defeat pests - he plants sunflowers at the ends of rows because the yellow flowers attract leaf-footed bugs, sidetracking them from attacking vegetables.
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Brister plots out strategies to defeat pests - he plants sunflowers at the ends of rows because the yellow flowers attract leaf-footed bugs, sidetracking them from attacking vegetables.
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Brister plots out strategies to defeat pests - he plants sunflowers at the ends of rows because the yellow flowers attract leaf-footed bugs, sidetracking them from attacking vegetables.
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