mantis

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Noun

mantis (plural mantises)

1. Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.
2. A green colour, like that of many mantises.

    

Synonyms

• (insect) rearhorse

Translations

• French: mante
• German: Gottesanbeterin
• Italian: mantide
• Portuguese: louva-a-deus, mantídeo
• Russian: богомо́л
• Spanish: mantis, mantis religiosa, santateresa, (South América) mamboretá, mantodeo (scientific)

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