dictióptero

Definitions of dictióptero
  1. noun
    cockroaches and mantids
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    types:
    corredera, cucaracha, curiana
    any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
    mantis
    predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer
    adivino, mantis religiosa, santateresa, tucura
    the common mantis
    type of:
    insecto
    small air-breathing arthropod
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