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mantis

noun
/ˈmæntɪs/

Etymology

From New Latin mantis, from Ancient Greek μάντις (mántis, “soothsayer”). Distant doublet of mind via Proto-Indo-European *méntis.

  1. derived from *méntis✻
  2. derived from μάντις
  3. borrowed from mantis

Definitions

  1. Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small…

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

  2. A green colour, like that of many mantises.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for mantis. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA