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Meanings of mantis in anglès

portuguès
louva a deus
català
màntid
espanyol
mantodea

Predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer.

màntid
rus
mantis
portuguès
mantis
català
mantis
espanyol
mantis

Military trainer aircraft model.

Related terms
mantis
Sinònims
Examples for "mantid"
Examples for "mantid"
1
Was I responsible for evoking these mantid reactions?
The mammoth book of the best of best new sf
2
Most of the mantids that flew into my room were fairly small.
The corfu trilogy
3
Tells about the two varieties of mantids in this country.
The new yorker
4
Among the myrtles the mantids moved, lightly, carefully, swaying slightly, the quintessence of evil.
The corfu trilogy
5
Similarly, the prayer-like hunting stance of the Eupithecia caterpillars is eerily reminiscent of the absent mantids.
BBC
Usage of mantis in anglès
1
She has trained, among other animals, wild horses and a praying mantis.
The new yorker
2
And what does the mantis shrimp do with its astonishingly quick weapons?
BBC
3
The machine is set up much like an actual mantis shrimp appendage.
Wired
4
His right arm was unfolding, was a brutal and massive mantis claw.
Iron Council
5
Exceptions are phototropic night fliers like the moth, praying mantis, and mosquito.
The new yorker
6
Protuberant eyes gave him the appearance of an insect, perhaps a mantis.
Shinjū
7
How many of you are acquainted with his lordship, the praying mantis?
The Insect Folk
8
The woman on the bench was handing the mantis to the man.
Engineering Infinity
9
Same goes for the mantis shrimp with its ridiculous variety of photoreceptors.
Wired
10
In contrast, a smashing mantis shrimp does not have this problem.
BBC
11
They also use them to fight other mantis shrimp for housing.
Wired
12
The mantis drops onto my hand and wags his long green antennae indignantly.
Origin
13
And so that was my starting point for mantis stereo vision.
Wired
14
The man's right arm had been replaced, Remade, with a vast mantis claw.
Perdido Street Station
15
Brushing off his half understood formalities, the mantis came straight to the point.
The Mantooth
16
That is, everything up to and including the mantis shrimp's rivals.
Wired
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Translations for mantis
Mantis through the time
Mantis across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common