Plural of mantis

Forms of mantis

Mantises and mantes in a sentence

• 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...
• Don’t get me wrong: I love mantises so much it is pathetic.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...
• If we mantises took the time to sort them out, we’d never get them all reprayed.1973, Skurzynski, Gloria, The remarkable journey of Gustavus Bell, Abingdon Press, page 37. From the entry repray
• Beccaloni brought his centipede back to the Natural History Museum in London, where he works as a curator of orthopteroids, an order of insects which include crickets and praying mantises.2016 July 1, Oliver Holmes, The Guardian. From the entry orthopteroid

Meaning of mantis

1. noun Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.
2. noun A green colour, like that of many mantises.

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Questions about the plural of mantis

What is the plural of mantis?

The plural of mantis is mantises or mantes.

Which is correct, mantises or mantes?

Both are used. mantises is the more common of the two in English writing.

Is mantis countable?

Mantis is a countable and uncountable noun.