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1. (n.) mantis
any of several predaceous insects of the family Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
Etymology: (1650–60; < NL < Gk, prophet; akin to mania)
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1. (noun) mantis, mantid
predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer
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1. (noun) MANTIS
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
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