mantis

mantis
[ˈmantɪs]
(亦作 praying mantis)
(复同单,或 mantises)
  1. a slender predatory insect related to the cockroach. It waits motionless for prey with its large spiky forelegs folded like hands in prayer
    螳螂
  2. Suborder Mantodea, order Dictyoptera: Mantidae and other families, and many species, including Mantis religiosa of southern Europe
    螳螂亚目,脉翅目: 螳螂科及其他科,多种,包括南欧薄翅螳螂(拉丁名Mantis religiosa)
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek, literally prophet'
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