单词 | mantis fly |
释义 | > as lemmasmantis fly mantis fly n. any of various predatory flying insects of the family Mantispidae (order Neuroptera), resembling mantids in having an elongated thorax and large, spined, raptorial front legs; a mantispid. ΚΠ 1911 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 606/2 Mantis-fly, the name given to neuropterous insects of the family Mantispidae, related to the ant-lions, lace-wing flies, &c. 1972 L. E. Chadwick tr. W. Linsenmaier Insects of World 176/4 (caption) Two mantisflies..that resemble a praying mantis because of their predatory shears. 1993 M. Chinery Insects Brit. & N. Europe (ed. 3) 133 The mantis flies of the family Mantispidae are readily identified by the raptorial front legs with which they capture a variety of insect prey. < as lemmas |
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