A stick insect is an insect with a long body and thin legs. It looks like a small stick.
stick insect in British English
noun
any of various mostly tropical insects of the family Phasmidae that have an elongated cylindrical body and long legs and resemble twigs: order Phasmida
Also called (US and Canadian): walking stick. See also leaf insect
stick insect in American English
a sticklike phasmid insect
Examples of 'stick insect' in a sentence
stick insect
THE days of striving to look like a stick insect are finally dead.
The Sun (2013)
When you see somebody who looks like a stick insect, it's no good keeping them alive just for your benefit.
The Sun (2014)
In other languages
stick insect
British English: stick insect /stɪkˈɪnsɛkt/ NOUN
A stick insect is an insect with a long thin body and legs.
American English: stick insect
Arabic: حَشَّرَةٌ عَصَّوِيَّة
Brazilian Portuguese: bicho pau inseto
Chinese: 竹节虫
Croatian: paličnjak
Czech: pakobylka
Danish: vandrende pind
Dutch: wandelende tak
European Spanish: insecto palo
Finnish: sauvasirkka
French: phasme
German: Gespenstheuschrecke
Greek: έντομο της οικογένειας Phasmatodea
Italian: insetto stecco
Japanese: ナナフシ
Korean: 대벌레
Norwegian: pinnedyr
Polish: patyczak
European Portuguese: bicho-pau insecto
Romanian: insectă cu corp subțire si picioare lungi