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mantis in British English
(ˈmæntɪs)
nounWord forms: plural -tises or -tes (-tiːz)
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 cockroachWord origin
C17: New Latin, from Greek: prophet, alluding to its praying posturemantis in American English
(ˈmæntɪs)
nounWord forms: plural ˈmantises or ˈmanˌtes (ˈmænˌtiz)
any of an order (Mantodea) of slender, elongated insects that feed on other insects and grasp their prey with stout, spiny forelegs often held up together as if praying
: often called ˈmantid (ˈmæntɪd) Word origin
ModL < Gr, prophet, seer, kind of insect < IE base *men-, to think > mindImage ofmantis
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