单词 | mantispid |
释义 | mantispid /man tis"pid/, n. any neuropterous, mantislike insect of the family Mantispidae, the larvae of which are parasites in the nests of spiders or wasps. [ < NL Mantispidae family of insects, equiv. to Mantisp(a) genus name (appar. erroneously for *Mantiopa, equiv. to manti(s) MANTIS + Gk -op(s) having a face (of a given sort), resembling (adj. use of óps face, eye; cf. -OPSIS) + NL -a -A2) + -idae -ID2] |
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