NOUN | artifact | walking stick | a stick carried in the hand for support in walking |
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animal | walking stick, walkingstick, stick insect | any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies |
Meaning | A stick carried in the hand for support in walking. | |
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Narrower | cane | A stick that people can lean on to help them walk |
supplejack | walking stick made from the wood of an American tropical vine | |
Broader | stick | An implement consisting of a length of wood |
Spanish | bastón | |
Catalan | bastó |
Meaning | Any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies. | |
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Synonyms | walkingstick, stick insect | |
Member of | Phasmidae, family Phasmidae, Phasmatidae, family Phasmatidae | stick insects |
Narrower | diapheromera, Diapheromera femorata | A variety of stick insect |
Broader | phasmid, phasmid insect | large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants |
Spanish | bastón |
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