mantis

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer

Etymology

From New Latin mantis, from Ancient Greek μάντις (mántis, “soothsayer”). Distant doublet of mind via Proto-Indo-European *méntis.

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Synonyms

mantid

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