stick insect
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of stick insect
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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The feisty Lord Howe Island stick insect crawling on the gloved hand of Kyle Kassel, a keeper at the San Diego Zoo, had no idea that he shouldn’t exist.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2024
To address this gap, Patrik Nosil, an evolutionary biologist with France’s national research agency CNRS, and colleagues studied populations of the stick insect Timema cristinae.
From Science Magazine ● May 23, 2024
They released her into a plastic container containing soil and placed a stick insect egg inside.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2023
A pet stick insect surprised its owner when she noticed it was half male and half female - known as a gynandromorph.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2022
“Hello, stick insect, my name is Roz. You are very well camouflaged.”
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
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