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Nearby words
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
Origin of stick insect
First recorded in 1850–55
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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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