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 pluralUsage: capitalized
: 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.