mantis C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈmæntɪs/ UK /ˈmæntɪs/ See IPA manual Freq #17394 Meanings 1 noun a predatory insect of the order Mantodea, with a mobile triangular head and powerful grasping forelegs held as if in prayer The mantis remained motionless until a fly came within reach of its forelegs. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a predatory insect of the... mantidpraying mantis Word family Derived forms mantislikemantisfly Related forms Mantodearaptorial foreleginsectpredator Etymology From New Latin mantis, from Greek mantis ("seer, prophet"). The insect was likened to a diviner because its folded grasping forelegs resemble hands held in prayer or contemplation. Topics Animals External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # mantis **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmæntɪs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmæntɪs/ **Frequency rank:** 17394 ## Meanings 1. a predatory insect of the order Mantodea, with a mobile triangular head and powerful grasping forelegs held as if in prayer ## Examples - The mantis remained motionless until a fly came within reach of its forelegs. ## Synonyms - mantid - praying mantis ## Derived Forms - mantislike - mantisfly ## Related Forms - Mantodea - raptorial foreleg - insect - predator ## Etymology From New Latin mantis, from Greek mantis ("seer, prophet"). The insect was likened to a diviner because its folded grasping forelegs resemble hands held in prayer or contemplation. ## Topics - Animals markdown