giant walking stick

noun

Megaphasma denticrus, a species of green, brown or gray stick bug which is the largest insect in North America, reaching a length of seven inches.

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Meanings

noungiant walking stick (plural giant walking sticks)

plural giant walking sticks · alternative giant walkingstick

  1. Megaphasma denticrus, a species of green, brown or gray stick bug which is the largest insect in North America, reaching a length of seven inches.

Origin

From giant + walking stick (“stick insect”).

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giant walking stick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giant%20walking%20stick

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“giant walking stick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giant%20walking%20stick. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “giant walking stick,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/giant%20walking%20stick.

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