n. 螳螂

[ noun ]
predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer
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Mantis \Man"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a prophet.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects
of the genus {Mantis}, and allied genera. They are predacious
long-bodied large-eyed insects of warm regions, are
remarkable for their slender grotesque forms, and for holding
their stout anterior legs in a manner suggesting hands folded
in prayer. The common American species is {Mantis Carolina}.

{Mantis shrimp}. (Zo["o]l.) The {Squilla}, a tropical marine
burrowing crustacean with large grasping appendages. Also
called {mantis crab} and {mantis prawn}.