MANTIS

mantis, mantid

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

mantis (plural mantises or mantes)

Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.

A green colour, like that of many mantises.

Synonyms

• (insect): rearhorse

Anagrams

• Mastin, Matins, Tamsin, manist, matins, santim, stamin, tamins

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

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