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Mantis
Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.
📖 Definitions of "Mantis"
noun
- 1
Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.
- 2
A green colour, like that of many mantises.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| mantidnoun | mantis (insect) |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Mantis"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| mantidnoun | mantis (insect) |
| prayingnoun | An act of saying a prayer. |
| religiosanoun | — |
| mantispidnoun | Any insect in the family Mantispidae. |
| mantisflynoun | Any species of insects in the family Mantispidae, which have heads and front legs looking like those of the praying mantis. |
| praying mantisnoun | Any of various predatory, cannibalistic insects of the order Mantodea that have a prayer-like stance. |
| mantophasmidnoun | Any carnivorous insect of the family Mantophasmatidae or suborder or order Mantophasmatodea. |
| soothsayernoun | One who attempts to predict the future, using magic, intuition or intelligence; a diviner. |
| praying mantidnoun | praying mantis (insect) |
| mantophasmatidnoun | Any wingless insect of the family Mantophasmatidae |
| mantidflynoun | Synonym of mantisfly. |
| manticoranoun | Any of various tiger beetles of genus Manticora. |
| flower mantisnoun | Any of various praying mantis species that mimic flowers to attract prey and avoid predators. |
| thespidnoun | (zoology) Any mantis in the family Thespidae. |
| chinese mantisnoun | Any of species Tenodera sinensis of mantis, originating in China. |
| mantellanoun | Any frog of the genus Mantella. |
| peacock mantis shrimpnoun | A mantis shrimp of species Odontodactylus scyllarus, with keen eyesight, that smashes shells and exoskeletons of its prey and is capable of breaking through glass aquarium tanks. |
| painted mantis shrimpnoun | Synonym of peacock mantis shrimp. |
| preying mantisnoun | Eggcorn of praying mantis. |
| dictyopterannoun | Any of the polyneopterous insects of the order Dictyoptera: the termites, cockroaches and mantids |
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