stick insect
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
stick insect
Where it comes from
Compound of stick + insect.
noun stick insects · stick-insect
-
Any of various insects of the order Phasmida that mimic sticks or twigs.
Similar: stick bug, walking stick
Translations
Every language
noun insects of the order Phasmida
| Español | fásmido, insecto palo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대벌레 daebeolle |
| 日本語 | 七節 nanafushi |
| 中文 | 竹節蟲 /竹节虫 zhújiéchóng |
| Português | bicho-pau, inseto-pau |
| Français | phasme |
| Deutsch | Gespenstschrecke |
| Italiano | fasmide |
| Ελληνικά | φασματώδη fasmatódi |
| Română | fasmide |
| Русский | па́лочник páločnik |
| Tiếng Việt | bọ que |
Talk about this word "stick insect." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stick%20insect. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. stick insect. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stick%20insect "stick insect." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stick%20insect.Cite this
@misc{stick_insect_2026,
title = {stick insect},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stick%20insect},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
