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

mantis

/ˈmantɪs

(also praying mantis)

noun (plural same or mantises)

A slender predatory insect with a triangular head, which waits motionless for prey with its large forelegs folded like hands in prayer.

Suborder Mantodea, order Dictyoptera: Mantidae and other families, and many species, including Mantis religiosa of southern Europe.

A newcomer could easily get lost in its tunnels, and the unwary is easy prey to predatory wasps or mantises....

The creatures look part stick insect, part mantis, with a touch of grasshopper.
Some insects also hunt down spiders, including the mantis and a wasp that specializes in catching and paralyzing spiders.

Mid 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek, literally 'prophet'.

单词	mantis
释义	mantis /ˈmantɪs / (also praying mantis) noun (plural same or mantises) A slender predatory insect with a triangular head, which waits motionless for prey with its large forelegs folded like hands in prayer. Suborder Mantodea, order Dictyoptera: Mantidae and other families, and many species, including Mantis religiosa of southern Europe. A newcomer could easily get lost in its tunnels, and the unwary is easy prey to predatory wasps or mantises.... The creatures look part stick insect, part mantis, with a touch of grasshopper. Some insects also hunt down spiders, including the mantis and a wasp that specializes in catching and paralyzing spiders. Origin Mid 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek, literally 'prophet'. Rhymes Atlantis
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