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Mantis

Mantis Meaning & Definition
Mantis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Mantis?

[n] predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer

Synonyms | Synonyms for Mantis: mantid

Related Terms | Find terms related to Mantis:

See Also | dictyopterous insect | genus Mantis | Mantis religioso | praying mantid | praying mantis

Mantis In Webster's Dictionary

\Man"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a prophet.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus {Mantis}, and allied genera. They are remarkable for their slender grotesque forms, and for holding their stout anterior legs in a manner suggesting hands folded in prayer. The common American species is {M. Carolina}. {Mantis shrimp}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Sguilla}.

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