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mantes

mantes is the plural of mantis.

Meaning of mantis

Noun

mantis (countable and uncountable, plural mantises or mantes)

  1. Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.
    • The scientists then allowed the males from one group of mantises to mate with females from the other.2016 June 28, Nicola Davis, “Having your partner for dinner? Mantis cannibalism boosts fertility – study”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2017
    Synonyms:
    rear-horse
  2. (uncountable) A green colour, like that of many mantises.

Forms of mantes

alternative formmantises

Phrases with mantes

Questions about mantes

What is mantes the plural of?
Mantes is the plural of mantis.

Words near mantes in the dictionary

  1. manterrupting
  2. manterruption
  3. manterruptions
  4. manterrupts
  5. Manters
  6. mantes
  7. Mantes-la-Jolie
  8. Mantes-la-Ville
  9. Mantey
  10. Manteys
  11. Manthe

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mantes (page history and authors); mantis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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