praying mantis

  • 21praying mantis — noun (C) a large insect that eats other insects …

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  • 22Northern Praying Mantis (martial art) — For the Southern Chinese self defence technique of the Hakka people, see Southern Praying Mantis (martial art). Tang Lang Stone monument to Wang Lang on Laoshan in Shandong Province. Also known as Tong4 Long4 Tōrō ken …

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  • 23Southern Praying Mantis (martial art) — For the Northern Chinese self defence technique from Shandong, see Northern Praying Mantis (martial art). Southern Praying Mantis (南派螳螂) is a Chinese martial art native to the Hakka (客家) communities of Southern China. Despite having the name… …

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  • 24Operation Praying Mantis — Part of Iran Iraq War Iranian frigate IS Sahand (74) attacked by aircraft …

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  • 25Operation Praying Mantis — Teil von: Erster Golfkrieg Eine iranische …

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  • 26Операция Praying Mantis — Морские пехотинцы осматривают зенитную установку ЗУ 23 2 на иранской нефтяной платформе, 18 апреля 1988 года «Богомол» (англ. Praying Mantis)  военная операция ВМС США, проведённая против иранских нефтяных платформ в 1988 году. В ходе операции… …

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  • 27Mantis (disambiguation) — Mantis is the common name of any insect in the order Mantodea, also commonly known as praying mantises. The word itself means prophet in Latin and Greek. This may also refer to: In biology: Mantis shrimp, also known as stomatopods, predatory… …

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  • 28Mantis religiosa — Praying Pray ing, a. & n. from {Pray}, v. [1913 Webster] {Praying insect}, {Praying locust}, or {Praying mantis} (Zo[ o]l.), a mantis, especially {Mantis religiosa}. See {Mantis}. {Praying machine}, or {Praying wheel}, a wheel on which prayers… …

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  • 29Praying — Pray ing, a. & n. from {Pray}, v. [1913 Webster] {Praying insect}, {Praying locust}, or {Praying mantis} (Zo[ o]l.), a mantis, especially {Mantis religiosa}. See {Mantis}. {Praying machine}, or {Praying wheel}, a wheel on which prayers are pasted …

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  • 30Praying insect — Praying Pray ing, a. & n. from {Pray}, v. [1913 Webster] {Praying insect}, {Praying locust}, or {Praying mantis} (Zo[ o]l.), a mantis, especially {Mantis religiosa}. See {Mantis}. {Praying machine}, or {Praying wheel}, a wheel on which prayers… …

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