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Phrases 20
- praying mantisAny of various predatory, cannibalistic insects of the order Mantodea that have a prayer-like stance.
- mantis shrimpA 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.
- Chinese mantisAny of species Tenodera sinensis of mantis, originating in China.
- flower mantisAny of various praying mantis species that mimic flowers to attract prey and avoid predators.
- sea mantisSynonym of mantis shrimp: 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 shrimpsplural of mantis shrimp: 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.
- preying mantisEggcorn of praying mantis.
- peacock mantis shrimpA mantis shrimp of species Odontodactylus scyllarus, with keen eyesight, that smashes shells and exoskeletons of its prey and is capable of breaking through glass aquarium tanks.
- harlequin mantis shrimpSynonym of peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus).
- painted mantis shrimpSynonym of peacock mantis shrimp: A mantis shrimp of species Odontodactylus scyllarus, with keen eyesight, that smashes shells and exoskeletons of its prey and is capable of breaking through glass aquarium tanks.
- peacock mantis shrimpsplural of peacock mantis shrimp: A mantis shrimp of species Odontodactylus scyllarus, with keen eyesight, that smashes shells and exoskeletons of its prey and is capable of breaking through glass aquarium tanks.
- mantis crabsquilla (shrimp)
- mantis crabsplural of mantis crab: squilla (shrimp)
- Skinner's ground mantisLitaneutria skinneri, a species of mantis found in the southeastern United States.
- clown mantis shrimpSynonym of peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus).
- rainbow mantis shrimpSynonym of peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus).
- clown mantis shrimpsplural of clown mantis shrimp: Synonym of peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus).
- harlequin mantis shrimpsplural of harlequin mantis shrimp: Synonym of peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus).
- painted mantis shrimpsplural of painted mantis shrimp: A mantis shrimp of species Odontodactylus scyllarus, with keen eyesight, that smashes shells and exoskeletons of its prey and is capable of breaking through glass aquarium tanks.
- rainbow mantis shrimpsplural of rainbow mantis shrimp: Synonym of peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus).
Compound words 10
- mantisflyAny species of insects in the family Mantispidae, which have heads and front legs looking like those of the praying mantis.
- mantislikeResembling or characteristic of a mantis.
- mantispidAny insect in the family Mantispidae.
- TasmantisZealandia.
- Coromantisplural of Coromanti: An enslaved person from the Akan ethnic group, taken from the Gold Coast region in modern-day Ghana.
- mantisfliesplural of mantisfly: Any species of insects in the family Mantispidae, which have heads and front legs looking like those of the praying mantis.
- mantispidsplural of mantispid: Any insect in the family Mantispidae.
- mantissaeplural of mantissa: A minor addition to a text.
- mantissasplural of mantissa: A minor addition to a text.
- mantisticAlternative form of mantic: Relating to divination; prophetic.