phasmid vs insect

phasmid and insect both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
phasmid	Yes	No	No	No
insect	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, insect is a hypernym of phasmid; that is, insect is a word with a broader meaning than phasmid:

phasmid: large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects
insect: small air-breathing arthropod

phasmid (noun)	insect (noun)
large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects	small air-breathing arthropod
	a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect