mantis

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

praying mantis

mantid

grasshopper

dung beetle

dictyopterous insect

cricket

🦗

praying mantid

ground beetle

preying

stick insect

Translations

Gottesanbeterin

mante

louva-a-deus

mantídeo

mantide

mantis

santateresa

mamboretá

cortón

mantis religiosa

Fangschrecke

فرس النبي

Halbteufel

europäische Maulwurfsgrille

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmæntɪs/

Etymology

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