Associations to the word «Mantis»

MANTIS, noun. Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.

MANTIS, noun. A green colour, like that of a mantis.

MANTIS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Mantidae   — the type genus of the Mantodea, the mantises.

MANTIS CRAB, noun. Squilla (shrimp)

MANTIS CRABS, noun. Plural of mantis crab

MANTIS SHRIMP, noun. A stomatopod, a marine crustacean of the order Stomatopoda with powerful claws and a carapace which covers only the rear part of the head and part of the thorax

MANTIS SHRIMPS, noun. Plural of mantis shrimp

MANTIS, noun. Predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer.