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mantis |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mantis \Man"tis\, n. [NL., fr Gr ? a prophet.] (Zo["o]l.) 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}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Sguilla}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mantis n : predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer [syn: {mantid}]
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