stick insect
stick insect noun: any of various insects of the order Phasmida that mimic sticks or twigs.
Noun
stick insect (plural stick insects)
- Any of various insects of the order Phasmida that mimic sticks or twigs.
- Synonyms:
- stick bug, walking stick
stick insect meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Odia
stick insect in Tamil
- குச்சிப்பூச்சி, தள்ளிப்பூச்சி
stick insect in Bengali
- insects of the order Phasmida
- কাঠিপোকা kaṭhipōka
stick insect in Malayalam
- stick insect
- ചുള്ളിപ്രാണി cuḷḷiprāṇi
stick insect in Odia
- insects of the order Phasmida
- କାଠିପୋକ kāṭhipoka
More languagesFewer languages
- stick insect in Vietnamese
- bọ que
Synonyms of stick insect
Forms of stick insect
| plural | stick insects |
|---|---|
| alternative form | stick-insect |
Origin of stick insect
Compound of stick + insect.
Words formed from stick insect
Questions about stick insect
- What does stick insect mean?
- Stick insect means any of various insects of the order Phasmida that mimic sticks or twigs.
- What is stick insect in Tamil?
- Stick insect in Tamil is குச்சிப்பூச்சி, தள்ளிப்பூச்சி. See Stick insect meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is stick insect?
- Stick insect is a noun.
- What is the plural of stick insect?
- The plural of stick insect is stick insects.
Words near stick insect in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: stick insect (page history and authors); stick insect (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ചുള്ളിപ്രാണി (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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