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mantis

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Noun

predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "mantis":
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Words contain "mantis":
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Words contain "mantis" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
skeleton shrimp mantis mantispid mantis prawn squilla stomatopoda praying mantis praying mantid order stomatopoda mantis religioso

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