单词 | mantispid |
释义 | mantispid in American English (mænˈtɪspɪd) noun any neuropterous, mantislike insect of the family Mantispidae, the larvae of which are parasites in the nests of spiders or wasps Word origin [‹ NL Mantispidae family of insects, equiv. to Mantisp(a) genus name (appar. erroneously for *Mantiopa, equiv. to manti(s) mantis + Gk -ōp(s) having a face (of a given sort), resembling (adj. use of o᷇ps face, eye; cf. -opsis) + NL -a -a2) + -idae -id2] |
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