(Mantis religiosa) Insect of the order Mantodea originating in Southern Europe.
1 She has trained, among other animals, wild horses and a praying mantis .
2 Exceptions are phototropic night fliers like the moth, praying mantis , and mosquito.
3 How many of you are acquainted with his lordship, the praying mantis ?
4 Hashes of slug, Scolopendra or praying mantis furnish the same result.
5 He stood completely silent and motionless, like a praying mantis waiting to strike.
6 The judge looked like a black-robed praying mantis mauling an aphid.
7 The drill looked like a tractor with a praying mantis astride the hood.
8 The praying mantis was not without some compassion, Nick thought.
9 The carapace of a gigantic praying mantis hung on wires, looming over the table.
10 I had a girlfriend who reminded me of a praying mantis once a month.
11 Some years, a colony of praying mantis would appear.
12 He's not used to dancing with a praying mantis .
13 A large praying mantis was performing ablutions on the springy stem of the kid's cowlick.
14 The electric thimble moved like a praying mantis on the pillow, touched by her hand.
15 His right leg folded backward at the knee, like the leg of a praying mantis .
16 The shadows made ghastly shapes-thewires looked like the tentacles of a giant praying mantis .
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