praying mantis

Noun

Meaning

the common mantis

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

mantis mantid praying mantid Mantis religioso zoology entomology insect bug invertebrate arthropod predator mantis shrimp manteau beneficial insect common mantis
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Hypernyms

mantis mantid

Examples

At the moment, he kinda knew how the male praying mantis felt when he was approaching Ms. Mantis, knowing the sex was going to be great but he was going to gethis head bitten off. Ah, well. Some things were worth losing your head. Linda Howard

I imagine the life of an atheistic praying mantis to be rather torturous. Brian Celio

I do destroy men on a weekly basis. It's like a hobby. I'm like a praying mantis. Kesha

The spider that knows what it will gain sits waiting patiently in its web. The praying mantis is never tired waiting all day. Nigerian Proverb

Insects see the world very differently than we do, but researchers from Newcastle University in the UK now say that the praying mantis possesses one important element of human vision: It can see in 3D despite having a comparatively tiny brain. Source: Internet

Honorable Mentions: Darth Vadar without his mask on, Roger Klotz from "Doug," Skeletor, and a praying mantis. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

praying insect praying machine praying mantid praying mantises praying mill praying shawl