noun
any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies
• Syn: ↑walking stick, ↑stick insect
• Hypernyms: ↑phasmid, ↑phasmid insect
• Hyponyms: ↑diapheromera, ↑Diapheromera femorata
• Member Holonyms: ↑Phasmidae, ↑family Phasmidae, ↑Phasmatidae, ↑family Phasmatidae
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nounsee walking stick 2
Useful english dictionary. 2012.