mantis

/ˈmæntəs/

/ˈmæntɪs/

Other forms: mantes; mantises

Definitions of mantis

1. noun

   predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer
   synonyms: mantid

   types:

   Mantis religioso, praying mantid, praying mantis

   the common mantis

   type of:

   dictyopterous insect

   cockroaches and mantids