mantis, mantid
(noun) predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mantes
plural of mantis
• Manets, Masten, aments, ant'ems, antems, mean'st, menats, namest, stamen
Source: Wiktionary
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
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
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