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giant walking stick

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables
gi-ant walk-ing -stick
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Megaphasma denticrus, a species of green, brown or gray stick bug which is the largest insect in North America, reaching a length of seven inches.

Etymology

From giant + walking stick (“stick insect”).

Inflected Forms

giant walking sticks (plural) giant walkingstick (alternative)

Questions

What does giant walking stick mean?
Megaphasma denticrus, a species of green, brown or gray stick bug which is the largest insect in North America, reaching a length of seven inches.
Where does giant walking stick come from?
From giant + walking stick (“stick insect”).

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