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Manteidae
noun
mantises
Syn: ↑Mantidae, ↑family Mantidae, ↑family Manteidae
Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family
Member Holonyms: ↑Manteodea, ↑suborder Manteodea
Member Meronyms: ↑genus Mantis

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\\man.ˈtēəˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Mante-, Mantis, type genus + -idae
: a family of carnivorous insects sometimes especially formerly made coextensive with Manteodea but now usually restricted to mantises with black-barred wings, a rather long pronotum, and a frontal shield that is narrow in proportion to its height

Useful english dictionary. 2012.