mantis

See also: Mantis

English
A burying mantis, Sphodropoda tristis

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From New Latin mantis, from Ancient Greek μάντις (mántis, “soothsayer”). Distant doublet of mind via Proto-Indo-European *méntis.

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mantis (plural mantises or mantes)

  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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mantis f (plural mantis)

  1. mantis

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