| Pronunciation: | | 'mantis
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[n] predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer |
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MANTIS is a 6 letter word that starts with M. |
| | Synonyms: | | mantid |
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| | See Also: | | dictyopterous insect, genus Mantis, Mantis religioso, praying mantid, praying mantis |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Man"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a prophet.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects
of the genus {Mantis}, and allied genera. They are remarkable
for their slender grotesque forms, and for holding their
stout anterior legs in a manner suggesting hands folded in
prayer. The common American species is {M. Carolina}.
{Mantis shrimp}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Sguilla}.
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