Definitions for praying mantis
pray·ing man·tis

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1. praying mantis, praying mantid, Mantis religiosonoun

   the common mantis

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1. praying mantisnoun

   Any of various predatory, cannibalistic insects of the family Mantidae that have a prayer-like stance.

2. praying mantisnoun

   A mantid of the species Mantis religiosa.

3. Etymology: Mantis from Greek μάντις. Named "praying mantis" for their stance, whith "hands" held together, resembling a person praying.

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1. praying 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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1. praying mantis

   A praying mantis is a type of insect belonging to the order Mantodea, known for its distinctive "praying" posture in which it holds its forelegs up as if in prayer. They are typically green or brown and are found in many parts of the world. Many species of praying mantis are predatory, consuming other insects and sometimes small animals. The female is notorious for occasionally consuming the male after mating.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of praying mantis in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of praying mantis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of praying mantis in a Sentence

1. Science Advances.Trevor Wardill:

   Various brains compute stereo vision in various ways. we thought maybe there was something special about the praying mantis.

2. Charles de LEUSSE:

   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)

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
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3. ^ Wikipedia
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