praying mantis
51mantis — man|tis [ mæntis ] noun count a PRAYING MANTIS …
52mantis — man·tis || mæntɪs n. praying mantis, insect which holds its forelegs in an upright folded position as if in prayer …
53mantis — noun (C) a praying mantis …
54mantis — /ˈmæntəs / (say mantuhs) noun (plural mantises or mantes /ˈmæntiz/ (say manteez)) any of the carnivorous orthopterous insects constituting the order Mantodea, which have a long prothorax and which are remarkable for their manner of holding the… …
55praying mantid — noun see praying mantis …
56praying mantid — noun praying mantis (insect) …
57mantis — [man′tis] n. pl. mantises or mantes [man′tēz΄] [ModL < Gr, prophet, seer, kind of insect < IE base * men , to think > MIND] any of an order (Mantodea) of slender, elongated insects that feed on other insects and grasp their prey with… …
58mantis shrimp — any stomatopod crustacean having a pair of appendages modified for grasping prey and resembling those of a mantis. Also called mantis crab. [1870 75] * * * ▪ crustacean any member of the marine crustacean order Stomatopoda, especially members of …
59List of mantis genera and species — The following list of mantis genera and species is incomplete and will differ from those derived from older taxonomic categorizations.The insect Order Mantodea consists of approximately 2,000 species,cite… …
60Chinese mantis — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …
