About The Word Mantis
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Mantis
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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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