Manteidae
plural noun
Man·te·idae
man‧ˈtēəˌdē
: a family of carnivorous insects sometimes especially formerly made coextensive with Manteodea but now usually restricted to mantises with black-barred wings, a rather long pronotum, and a frontal shield that is narrow in proportion to its height
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Mante-, Mantis, type genus + -idae
- compass bearing
- compass brick
- compass calipers
- compass card
- compass corrector
- compass course
- compass dial
- compass error
- compass heading
- compass key
- compass man
- compass plane
- compass plant
- compass rafter
- compass roof
- compass rose
- compass saw
- compass termite
- compass window
- compass-headed
- compassable
- compassed
- compasses
- compassing
- compassings