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flower mantis

flower mantis noun: any of various praying mantis species that mimic flowers to attract prey and avoid predators.

Noun

flower mantis (plural flower mantises)

  1. Any of various praying mantis species that mimic flowers to attract prey and avoid predators.

Forms of flower mantis

pluralflower mantises

Questions about flower mantis

What does flower mantis mean?
Flower mantis means any of various praying mantis species that mimic flowers to attract prey and avoid predators.
What part of speech is flower mantis?
Flower mantis is a noun.
What is the plural of flower mantis?
The plural of flower mantis is flower mantises.

Words near flower mantis in the dictionary

  1. flower heads
  2. Flower Hill
  3. flower hoe
  4. flower hoes
  5. flower longhorn
  6. flower mantis
  7. flower mantises
  8. flower moon
  9. flower moons
  10. flower moth
  11. flower moths

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