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mantis
man·tis M0090400 (măn′tĭs)n. pl. man·tis·es or man·tes (-tēz) Any of various predatory, chiefly tropical insects of the order or suborder Mantodea, having powerful grasping forelimbs and the ability to turn the head from side to side. Also called mantid.
[Greek, seer, praying mantis (from the insect's habit of holding its front legs in a pose resembling that of a seer in prayer, and perhaps also from the fact that its presence or emergence was thought to have divinatory value); see men- in Indo-European roots.]mantis (ˈmæntɪs) n, pl -tises or -tes (-tiːz) (Animals) any carnivorous typically green insect of the family Mantidae, of warm and tropical regions, having a long body and large eyes and resting with the first pair of legs raised as if in prayer: order Dictyoptera. Also called: praying mantis See also cockroach[C17: New Latin, from Greek: prophet, alluding to its praying posture]man•tis (ˈmæn tɪs) also mantid
n., pl. -tis•es, -tes (-tēz) also -tids. any of several predaceous insects of the family Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer. [1650–60; < New Latin < Greek, prophet; akin to mania] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  mantis - predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayermantiddictyopterous insect - cockroaches and mantidsgenus Mantis - type genus of the Mantidae: mantisesMantis religioso, praying mantid, praying mantis - the common mantis |
Translationsmantemantidelouva-a-deusmantídeoбогомолmantis
mantis: see mantidmantid
or mantis,
name applied to the large, slender, slow-moving, winged insects of the family Mantidae in the order Mantodea. Predatory insects, mantids have strong, elongate, spiny front legs, used for grasping prey.
..... Click the link for more information. .mantis[′man·təs] (invertebrate zoology) The common name for insects composing the family Mantidae. mantis any carnivorous typically green insect of the family Mantidae, of warm and tropical regions, having a long body and large eyes and resting with the first pair of legs raised as if in prayer: order Dictyoptera MANTIS (language)A structured, full-function procedural 4GL andapplication development system from Cincom. MANTIS enablesthe developer to design prototypes, create transaction screensand reports, define logical data views, write structuredprocedures, and dynamically test, correct, document, secure,and release applications for production in a single,integrated, interactive session.
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mantis
Synonyms for mantisnoun predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regionsSynonymsRelated Words- dictyopterous insect
- genus Mantis
- Mantis religioso
- praying mantid
- praying mantis
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