stick insect

noun

Any of various insects of the order Phasmida that mimic sticks or twigs.

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stick bugwalking stickwalkingstick
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Meanings

nounstick insect (plural stick insects)

plural stick insects · alternative stick-insect

  1. Any of various insects of the order Phasmida that mimic sticks or twigs.

    Synonyms: stick bug, walking stick

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of various insects of the order Phasmida that mimic sticks or twigs.

Similar
stick bugwalking stick

More synonyms by meaning

nounany of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies

Similar
walking stickwalkingstick
Broader
phasmidphasmid insect
Also see
stick bugwalking stick

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Compound of stick + insect.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bengali কাঠিপোকা
  • কাঠিপোকা (kaṭhipōka)insects of the order Phasmida
Catalan insecte bastó
  • insecte bastóinsects of the order Phasmida
Chinese Mandarin 竹節蟲 /竹节虫
  • 竹節蟲 /竹节虫 (zhújiéchóng)insects of the order Phasmida
Dutch wandelende tak
  • wandelende takinsects of the order Phasmida
Esperanto fasmo
  • fasmoinsects of the order Phasmida
Finnish sauvasirkka, kummitussirkka
  • sauvasirkkainsects of the order Phasmida
  • kummitussirkkainsects of the order Phasmida
French phasme
  • phasmeinsects of the order Phasmida
German Gespenstschrecke
  • Gespenstschreckeinsects of the order Phasmida
Greek φασματώδη
  • φασματώδη (fasmatódi)insects of the order Phasmida
Hungarian botsáska
  • botsáskainsects of the order Phasmida
Irish cipíneach
  • cipíneachinsects of the order Phasmida
Italian fasmide
  • fasmideinsects of the order Phasmida
Japanese 七節
  • 七節 (nanafushi)insects of the order Phasmida
Korean 대벌레
  • 대벌레 (daebeolle)insects of the order Phasmida
Māori rō, whē
  • rōinsects of the order Phasmida
  • whēinsects of the order Phasmida
Polish patyczak, straszyk
  • patyczakinsects of the order Phasmida
  • straszykinsects of the order Phasmida
Portuguese bicho-pau, inseto-pau
  • bicho-pauinsects of the order Phasmida
  • inseto-pauinsects of the order Phasmida
Romanian fasmide
  • fasmideinsects of the order Phasmida
Russian па́лочник
  • па́лочник (páločnik)insects of the order Phasmida
Spanish fásmido, insecto palo
  • fásmidoinsects of the order Phasmida
  • insecto paloinsects of the order Phasmida
Swedish vandrande pinne
  • vandrande pinneinsects of the order Phasmida
Turkish çubuk böceği
  • çubuk böceğiinsects of the order Phasmida
Vietnamese bọ que
  • bọ queinsects of the order Phasmida
Welsh pryf brigyn
  • pryf brigyninsects of the order Phasmida
Cite this entry
APA

stick insect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20insect

MLA

“stick insect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20insect. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stick insect,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20insect.

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