stick insect

noun

walking stick(def 2).

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Origin of stick insect

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby stick insect

stick by, stick down, stick figure, stick float, stick in one's craw, stick insect, stick it, stick it to someone, stick one's neck out, stick out, stick pin
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British Dictionary definitions for stick insect

stick insect

noun

any of various mostly tropical insects of the family Phasmidae that have an elongated cylindrical body and long legs and resemble twigs: order PhasmidaAlso called (US and Canadian): walking stick See also leaf insect
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