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mantid
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man·tid  (mntd)
n.
See mantis.
[From New Latin Mantidae, family name, from Mantis, type genus, from Greek mantis, seer; see mantis.]
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Noun1.mantid - predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regionsmantid - predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer
mantis
dictyopterous insect - cockroaches and mantids
genus Mantis - type genus of the Mantidae: mantises
Mantis religioso, praying mantid, praying mantis - the common mantis
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