What does Mantis mean?
Definitions for Mantis
ˈmæn tɪsman·tis
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Princeton's WordNet
mantis, mantidnoun
predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer
Wiktionary
mantisnoun
Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek μάντις (soothsayer).
Wikipedia
Mantis
Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids"). Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. They have triangular heads with bulging eyes supported on flexible necks. Their elongated bodies may or may not have wings, but all Mantodea have forelegs that are greatly enlarged and adapted for catching and gripping prey; their upright posture, while remaining stationary with forearms folded, has led to the common name praying mantis. The closest relatives of mantises are termites and cockroaches (Blattodea), which are all within the superorder Dictyoptera. Mantises are sometimes confused with stick insects (Phasmatodea), other elongated insects such as grasshoppers (Orthoptera), or other more distantly related insects with raptorial forelegs such as mantisflies (Mantispidae). Mantises are mostly ambush predators, but a few ground-dwelling species are found actively pursuing their prey. They normally live for about a year. In cooler climates, the adults lay eggs in autumn, then die. The eggs are protected by their hard capsules and hatch in the spring. Females sometimes practice sexual cannibalism, eating their mates after copulation. Mantises were considered to have supernatural powers by early civilizations, including Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt, and Assyria. A cultural trope popular in cartoons imagines the female mantis as a femme fatale. Mantises are among the insects most commonly kept as pets.
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mantis
A mantis is a type of insect known for its predatory behavior and distinctive appearance. They belong to the order Mantodea, which includes over 2,400 species across about 430 genera. Mantis are characterized by their long bodies, triangular heads, and large eyes. They have powerful front legs, which they use to capture their prey, and are well known for their "praying" posture, where these legs fold as if in prayer. Native to tropical and temperary habitats, they can vary greatly in size and color depending on species and habitat.
Webster Dictionary
Mantisnoun
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
Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. a prophet.]
Wikidata
Mantis
Mantodea is an order of insects that contains over 2,400 valid species and about 430 genera in 15 families worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. Most of the species are in the family Mantidae. The English common name for any species in the order is "praying mantis", because of the typical "prayer-like" posture with folded fore-limbs, although the eggcorn "preying mantis" is sometimes used in reference to their predatory habits. In Europe and other regions, the name "praying mantis" refers to only a single species, Mantis religiosa. The closest relatives of mantises are the termites and cockroaches. They are sometimes confused with phasmids and other elongated insects such as grasshoppers and crickets.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Mantis
man′tis, n. a genus of orthopterous insects somewhat like locusts, carrying their large spinous forelegs in the attitude of prayer. [Gr. mantis.]
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
MANTIS
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mantis is ranked #83834 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Mantis surname appeared 224 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Mantis.
91% or 204 total occurrences were White.
7.1% or 16 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Mantis in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Mantis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of Mantis in a Sentence
Science Advances.Trevor Wardill:
Various brains compute stereo vision in various ways. we thought maybe there was something special about the praying mantis.
Praying mantis cuts off the male's head. Guillotine: the erection of crowds. (Mante religieuse coupe la tête du mâle. Guillotine: l'érection des foules)
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- فرس النبيArabic
- багамолBelarusian
- богомолкаBulgarian
- ghjumenta di pretiCorsican
- kudlankaCzech
- mantisDanish
- GottesanbeterinGerman
- αλογάκι της παναγίαςGreek
- mantoEsperanto
- mamboretá, mantodeo, mantis, mantis religiosa, santateresaSpanish
- آخوندکPersian
- sirkkaFinnish
- manteFrench
- mantisIrish
- एक प्रकार का कीड़ाHindi
- mantisHungarian
- mantisArmenian
- belalangIndonesian
- mantideItalian
- גְמָל שְׁלֹמֹהHebrew
- 蟷螂, カマキリJapanese
- ಮಾಂಟಿಸ್Kannada
- 사마귀Korean
- mantisLatin
- rō, whēMāori
- богомолкаMacedonian
- mentadakMalay
- bidsprinkhaanDutch
- knelerNorwegian
- Naakaii náázééłNavajo, Navaho
- modliszkaPolish
- mantídeo, louva-a-deusPortuguese
- călugărițăRomanian
- богомолRussian
- bogomoljka, богомољкаSerbo-Croatian
- kudlankaSlovak
- bogomoljkaSlovene
- bönsyrsaSwedish
- மாண்டிஸ்Tamil
- మాంటిస్Telugu
- ตั๊กแตนตำข้าวThai
- mantisTurkish
- богомолUkrainian
- مینٹسUrdu
- con bọ ngựaVietnamese
- מאַנטיסYiddish
- 螳螂Chinese
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