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Definition of Family Mantidae
1. Noun. Mantises.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Manteodea, Suborder Manteodea
Member holonyms: Genus Mantis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Mantidae
Literary usage of Family Mantidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge Natural History by Arthur Everett Shipley, Sidney Frederic Harmer (1899)
"... and consisting of Orthoptera of the family Mantidae. The student who wishes
for further information may refer to M. Beauregard's work on this family.1 ..."
2. An Introduction to Entomology by John Henry Comstock, Anna Botsford Comstock (1888)
"... a form that strikingly resembles the shape of these parts in the family Mantidae
of the order Orthop- tera. The prothorax is elongated, cylindrical, ..."
3. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1900)
"The Insects composing the family Mantidae differ from other Orthoptera in that
they are excessively voracious, eat only living animals, and have their front ..."
4. Applied Entomology; an Introductory Text-book of Insects in Their Relations by Henry Torsey Fernald (1921)
"family Mantidae (The Mantids) The Mantids are usually quite large insects with
bodies much longer than wide, and a broad head which moves very freely upon ..."
5. The Log of a Sea Angler: Sport and Adventures in Many Seas with Spear and Rod by Charles Frederick Holder (1906)
"Scientifically it belongs to the family Mantidae, of which there are several
species, found in various parts of the world. In appearance they are bird-like ..."
6. The Log of a Sea Angler: Sport and Adventures in Many Seas with Spear and Rod by Charles Frederick Holder (1906)
"Scientifically it belongs to the family Mantidae, of which there are several
species, found in various parts of the world. In appearance they are bird-like ..."
7. Biological Control of Insects and Mites: An Introduction to Beneficial by Daniel L. Mahr, Nino M. Ridgway (1993)
"... INCH Order Mantodea Praying mantids FAMILY Mantidae Praying mantids (figure
10) are among the most recognizable of predaceous insects. ..."
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