1. a plant with seeds or fruits that stick to clothing or animal fur
2. a small parasitic flea that burrows into the skin of humans and animals
Usage: also called chigoe flea

Examples

• After hiking through the field, my socks were covered with sticktights.
• The dog’s fur was full of sticktights from running through the weeds.
• She carefully removed each sticktight from her sweater.
• Sticktights are common in tropical regions where they attach to bare feet.
• The veterinarian treated the cat for sticktight infestations.
• We had to pick sticktights out of our shoelaces after the nature walk.