mantis
/ˈmæntɪs/
mantis noun: any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.
Noun
mantis (countable and uncountable, plural mantises or mantes)
- 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
- Don’t get me wrong: I love mantises so much it is pathetic. They have that quality, like some views of a beautiful city, where it feels that you are seeing them for the first time, every time. Each mantis looks so perfect, so whole and individual.2021 May 27, Helen Sullivan, “A praying mantis: she bites into her mate’s head like an apple and cleans her face ‘like a cat’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2023
- Synonyms:
- rear-horse
- A green colour, like that of many mantises.
mantis meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
mantis in Hindi
- मांटिस, मंटीस
mantis in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும்
mantis in Marathi
- मांटीस, मंटीस
mantis in Bengali
- দীর্ঘপদ কীটবিশেষ
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- mantis in Telugu
- మాంటిస్, మాంటీస్
- mantis in Malayalam
- മാന്തിസ്, മാൻ്റിസ്
- mantis in Kannada
- ಮಂಟಿಸ್
- mantis in Punjabi
- ਮੰਟੀਸ, ਮੈਂਟਿਸ
- mantis in Gujarati
- મેન્ટિસ, મેન્ટીસ, મંટીસ
- mantis in Odia
- ମାଣ୍ଟିସ୍, ମେଣ୍ଟିସ୍, ମାନ୍ଟିସ୍
- mantis in Assamese
- গাগিনী gagini
- mantis in Nepali
- मन्टिस, मन्टिसहरू, मान्टिस
- mantis in Arabic
- فَرَس اَلنَّبِيّ faras an-nabiyy, سُرْعُوف surʕūf
- mantis in Malay
- mentadak
- mantis in Persian
- آخوندک âxundak
- mantis in Vietnamese
- bọ ngựa, ngựa trời
Synonyms of mantis
Forms of mantis
| plural | mantises |
|---|---|
| plural | mantes |
| alternative form | mantid |
Origin of mantis
From New Latin mantis, from Ancient Greek μάντις (mántis, “soothsayer”). Distant doublet of mind via Proto-Indo-European *méntis. Noncognate with mantissa.
Words formed from mantis
Phrases with mantis
- mantis crabs
- mantis shrimps
- preying mantis
- clown mantis shrimp
- clown mantis shrimps
- painted mantis shrimp
- peacock mantis shrimp
- rainbow mantis shrimp
- painted mantis shrimps
- peacock mantis shrimps
- rainbow mantis shrimps
- harlequin mantis shrimp
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Questions about mantis
- What does mantis mean?
- Mantis means any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.
- What is mantis in Hindi?
- Mantis in Hindi is मांटिस, मंटीस. See Mantis meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is mantis?
- Mantis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mantis?
- Mantis is pronounced /ˈmæntɪs/.
- What is the plural of mantis?
- The plural of mantis is mantises.
Words near mantis in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: mantis (page history and authors); mantis (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mantis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mantis (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mantis (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mantis (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mantis (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mantis (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mantis (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mantis (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mantis (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mantis (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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