Uk English Meaning of mantis

Praying mantis

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Definitions and Meaning of mantis in English

Wordnet

mantis (n)

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

Webster

mantis (n.)

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.

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Praying mantis

predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayerAny one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects

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mantineia => Mantineia, mantinea => Mantinea, mantilla => Mantilla, mantiger => manticore, mantid => praying mantis,