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mantid

DEFINITIONS OF: mantid

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n predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer

Synonyms:
mantis
Types:
Mantis religioso, praying mantid, praying mantis
the common mantis
Type of:
dictyopterous insect
cockroaches and mantids
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