mantis

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

mante

mante religieuse

taupe-grillon

mantoptères

mantis

mantodea

Synonymes

praying mantis

mantid

grasshopper

dung beetle

dictyopterous insect

cricket

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praying mantid

ground beetle

preying

stick insect

Traductions

Gottesanbeterin

louva-a-deus

mantide

mantídeo

mamboretá

mantis

santateresa

mantis religiosa

Fangschrecke

فرس النبي

cortón

Halbteufel

europäische Maulwurfsgrille

Maulwurfsgrille

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmæntɪs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From New Latin mantis, from Ancient Greek μάντις (mántis, “soothsayer”). Distant doublet of mind via Proto-Indo-European *méntis.