mantis
See also: Mantis
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From New Latin mantis, from Ancient Greek μάντις (mántis, “soothsayer”). Distant doublet of mind via Proto-Indo-European *méntis.
Pronunciation
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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
Derived terms
Translations
any of various large insects of the order Mantodea
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Spanish
Noun
mantis f (plural mantis)
- mantis
Derived terms
Further reading
- “mantis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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