timema

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Synonyms: tmema, timea

Antonyms: tmema, timea

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Noun

1. Any [[stick insect]] in the [[genus]] {{taxlink|Timema|genus}} and [[suborder]] {{taxlink|Timematodea|suborder}}, which are native to western North America (mostly California), and which, having split off early from the ancestral group, are considered to preserve many primitive features.

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