praying mantis
41praying mantid — noun the common mantis • Syn: ↑praying mantis, ↑Mantis religioso • Hypernyms: ↑mantis, ↑mantid * * * noun see praying mantis …
42mantis — /man tis/, n., pl. mantises, mantes / teez/. any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer. Also, mantid. Also called praying mantis.… …
43Mantis religiosa —   Mantis religiosa …
44Mantis — Para el personaje de ficción, véase Mantis (marvel). Para la montaña rusa, véase Mantis (montaña rusa).   Mantis …
45Mantis religioso — noun the common mantis • Syn: ↑praying mantis, ↑praying mantid • Hypernyms: ↑mantis, ↑mantid …
46Mantis octospilota — Eight spotted Mantis or Blackbarrel Mantis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class …
47mantis — UK [ˈmæntɪs] / US [ˈmæntɪs] noun [countable] Word forms mantis : singular mantis plural mantises or mantes UK [ˈmæntiːz] / US [ˈmænˌtɪz] a praying mantis …
48mantis — n. (pl. same or mantises) any insect of the family Mantidae, feeding on other insects etc. Phrases and idioms: praying mantis a mantis, Mantis religiosa, that holds its forelegs in a position suggestive of hands folded in prayer, while waiting to …
49mantis — [ mantɪs] (also praying mantis) noun (plural same or mantises) a slender predatory insect with a triangular head, typically waiting motionless for prey with its forelegs folded like hands in prayer. [Mantis religiosa (southern Europe) and many… …
50mantis — man|tis [ˈmæntıs] n plural mantises or mantids [ tıdz] [Date: 1600 1700; : Greek; Origin: person who sees the future ] a ↑praying mantis …
