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mantid::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mantis |
| Type of | dictyopterous insect |
| Has types | mantis religioso, praying mantid, praying mantis |
Examples of mantid
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The native species, the Carolina mantid, ranges from 2 to 3 inches in length.
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As with its mantid cousins, the Chinese mantid is camouflaged in vegetation.
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The monster of mantids is the Chinese mantid, a four-inch terror of the insect world.
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When a mantid detects the sonar of a bat, it does a Tom Cruise move.
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The European mantid is similar in appearance to the Carolina, and it can be tough to distinguish the two.
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By fall you can readily spot mantid egg cases in the field.
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The mantid escapes unharmed, and bat flies off empty-handed.
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This is the Giant Asian praying mantis, of the mantid family.
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Intrigued by the efficiency of the mantid, he poked and prodded it with a piece of straw to test its reaction.
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- Mantis: predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer
- Mantodea or mantises is an order of insects that contains approximately 2,200 species in nine families worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. Most of the species are in the family Mantidae. ...
