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Rarepraying mantis
The correct spelling is praying mantis.
How to pronounce praying mantis
noun
Say it like: Pra-yin-g m-ant-is
The correct spelling is praying mantis. Any of various predatory, cannibalistic insects of the order Mantodea that have a prayer-like stance.
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Definition
noun
- 1.Any of various predatory, cannibalistic insects of the order Mantodea that have a prayer-like stance.
- 2.(in Europe) A mantid of the species Mantis religiosa.
- 3.A woman who preys on men (from the idea that female praying mantises eat males after sex).
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