英语词汇“rear-horse”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	rear-horse
释义	rear-horse Entom. [f. rear v.¹ 15 b.] A mantis. 1869Rep. U.S. Comm. Agric. 1868 308 The Mantes or ‘rear-horses’ prey upon other insects.1884Stand. Nat. Hist. II. 173 The Mantidæ have become popularly known under a variety of names, such as Rear-horses, Race-horses,..from the peculiar positions assumed by them at different times.1900Everybody's Mag. July 21 Most people are acquainted with the praying mantis—otherwise known as the ‘rearhorse’.1935H. T. Fernald Appl. Entomology (ed. 3) xvi. 87 They [sc. mantids] are often called rearhorses, devil-horses,..or mule killers.
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