English dictionary
mantis
/'m/&/nt/I/s/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer
Synonyms mantidSource: WordNet 3.0
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Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus <i>Mantis</i>, 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 <i>M. Carolina</i>.
Source: webster1913