timema

English

Noun

timema (plural timemas)

1. Any stick insect in the genus Timema and suborder Timematodea, 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.

Anagrams

• Tammie

Esperanto

Etymology

From timi (“to fear”) +‎ -ema.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /timˈema/

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• Rhymes: -ema
• Hyphenation: tim‧e‧ma

Adjective

timema (accusative singular timeman, plural timemaj, accusative plural timemajn)

1. timid