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