mantid — /man tid/, n. mantis. [MANT(IS) + ID2] * * * ▪ insect also called mantis, praying mantid, or praying mantis any of approximately 2,000 species of large, slow moving insects that are characterized by front legs with enlarged femurs (upper… … Universalium
praying mantis — noun the common mantis • Syn: ↑praying mantid, ↑Mantis religioso • Hypernyms: ↑mantis, ↑mantid * * * noun, pl ⋯ mantises [count] : a large insect that eats other insects by holding them in its raised front legs called also mantis … Useful english dictionary
praying mantid — noun the common mantis • Syn: ↑praying mantis, ↑Mantis religioso • Hypernyms: ↑mantis, ↑mantid * * * noun see praying mantis … Useful english dictionary
praying mantis — noun Date: circa 1890 mantis; especially a European mantis (Mantis religiosa) that has been introduced into the U.S. called also praying mantid … New Collegiate Dictionary
praying mantid — noun see praying mantis … New Collegiate Dictionary
praying mantid — noun praying mantis (insect) … Wiktionary
praying mantis — noun a) Any of various predatory, cannibalistic insects of the family Mantidae that have a prayer like stance. b) A mantid of the species … Wiktionary
List of Spider Riders characters — This is a list of characters that are from the Spider Riders novel series and animated series.RidersSpider Riders are elite warriors that ride huge metal spiders. To bring their Spider out the Manacle, they say the name of the spider and Spider… … Wikipedia
Chinese mantis — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
List of mantis genera and species — The following list of mantis genera and species is incomplete and will differ from those derived from older taxonomic categorizations.The insect Order Mantodea consists of approximately 2,000 species,cite… … Wikipedia
Deroplatys desiccata — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia