MANTES

MANTIS

mantis, mantid

(noun) predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

mantes

plural of mantis

Anagrams

• Manets, Masten, aments, ant'ems, antems, mean'st, menats, namest, stamen

Source: Wiktionary


MANTIS

Man"tis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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. (Zoöl.) See Sguilla.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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