Mantis

See also: mantis

Translingual

Mantis religiosa (European mantis)

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek μάντις (mántis, “soothsayer”)

Proper noun

Mantis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Mantidae – the type genus of the Mantodea, the mantises.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Polyneoptera - superorder; Mantodea - order; Mantidae - family; Mantinae - subfamily; Mantini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Mantis religiosa - type species; for other species see Mantis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies .

References

• Mantis (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mantis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Mantis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons