mantis
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A burying mantis, Sphodropoda tristis
See also: Mantis
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Etymology
From New Latin mantis, from Ancient Greek μάντις (mántis, “soothsayer”). Distant doublet of mind via Proto-Indo-European *méntis.
Pronunciation
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.
- mantis:
Synonyms
- (insect): rearhorse
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Translations
any of various large insects of the order Mantodea
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Pronunciation
Noun
mantis f (plural mantis)
- mantis
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Further reading
- “mantis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28