单词 | praying mantis |
释义 | praying mantis (once / 69937 pages) n WORD FAMILY praying mantis: praying mantes, praying mantises USAGE EXAMPLESSo I continued on amid wasps and butterflies, a praying mantis or two, and tangles of leaves, flowers and branches. The Guardian(Nov 18, 2016) Some saw her as a sort of praying mantis, seducing and devouring her victims, or as a despot who delighted in destroying her enemies. The Guardian(Nov 03, 2016) Landau said other casualties include the egg masses of such creatures as praying mantises and spiders. Washington Post(Oct 11, 2016) n the common mantis Syn|Hyper Mantis religioso, praying mantid mantid, mantis predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer |
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