mantis
Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small…Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.
» There's a praying mantis in the garden.
Im Garten ist eine Gottesanbeterin.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.
Gottesanbeterin, Fangschrecke
богомо́лbogomól
богомо́лbohomól
(uncountable)A green colour, like that of many mantises.
- predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer
Examples
19 sentencesThere's a praying mantis in the garden.
deIm Garten ist eine Gottesanbeterin. — Waldelfe
He tried to catch the praying mantis.
The female mantis devours the male after copulation.
deDie weibliche Gottesanbeterin verschlingt das Männchen nach der Kopulation. — carlosalberto
The mantis finally landed on a nearby windowpane.
After realizing copulation, the female praying mantis usually devours the male.
deNach vollzogener Paarung verschlingt die Gottesanbeterin das Männchen für gewöhnlich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From New Latin mantis, from Ancient Greek μάντις (mántis, “soothsayer”). Distant doublet oFrom New Latin mantis, from Ancient Greek μάντις (mántis, “soothsayer”). Distant doublet of mind via Proto-Indo-European *méntis.
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Forms
plural: mantises / mantesSynonyms
2 synonyms- predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer:mantid
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable