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walking stick
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walking stick
n.
1. A cane or staff used as an aid in walking.
2. A stick insect, especially a widely distributed North American species (Diapheromera femorata) that is brown to greenish and usually inhabits deciduous trees.

walking stick
n
1. (Medicine) a stick or cane carried in the hand to assist walking
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the usual US name for stick insect
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Noun1.walking stick - a stick carried in the hand for support in walkingwalking stick - a stick carried in the hand for support in walking
cane - a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
stick - an implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick"
supplejack - walking stick made from the wood of an American tropical vine
2.walking stick - any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodieswalking stick - any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies
phasmid, phasmid insect - large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects
diapheromera, Diapheromera femorata - a variety of stick insect
Translations
walking stick nbastone m da passeggio

walking stick عصى المشي vycházková hůl spadserestok Spazierstock μπαστούνι bastón, cayado kävelykeppi canne štap za hodanje bastone da passeggio ステッキ 지팡이 wandelstok spaserstokk laska bengala трость promenadkäpp ไม้เท้า baston gậy chống 手杖


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