English noun: mantis | |||
| 1. | mantis (animal) predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer | ||
| Synonyms | mantid | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dictyopterous insect | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Mantis religioso, praying mantid, praying mantis | ||
| Member meronym | genus Mantis | ||