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Definition of Praying mantid
1. Noun. The common mantis.
Definition of Praying mantid
1. Noun. praying mantis (insect) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Praying Mantid
Literary usage of Praying mantid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Insect Book: A Popular Account of the Bees, Wasps, Ants, Grasshoppers by Leland Ossian Howard (1901)
"... or praying mantid about an inch long which are attached to the twigs of trees.
The case is tough and horny, and the eggs are laid in parallel rows, ..."
2. 57 Ways to Protect Your Home Environment (& Yourself) by Rick Weinzierl (1999)
"Big-eyed bug Chinese praying mantid Egg case with newly hatched nymphs Common
green lacewing Egg Convergent lady beetle Larva Ground beetle Indicates actual ..."
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