Mantis

//ˈmæntɪs//

Synonyms for "mantis" (5 found)

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Noun(2 words)
mantidpraying mantis

Related words (2)

Noun(1 words)
rear-horse

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Translations

66 translations across 48 languages.

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Ancient Greek

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  • μάντις noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Arabic

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  • سَرْعُوف noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)
  • سُرْعُوف noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)
  • فَرَس اَلنَّبِيّ noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Armenian

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  • աղոթարար noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Assamese

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  • গাগিনী noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Azerbaijani

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  • dəvədəlləyi noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Belarusian

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  • багамо́л noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Bulgarian

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  • богомо́лка noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Catalan

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  • pregadeu noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 刀螂 noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)
  • 螳螂 noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Corsican

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  • ghjumenta di preti noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Czech

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  • kudlanka noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Danish

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  • knæler noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Dutch

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  • bidsprinkhaan noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Esperanto

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  • manto noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Finnish

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  • rukoilijasirkka noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

French

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  • mante noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Galician

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  • barbantesa noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)
  • galbana noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Georgian

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  • ჩოქელა noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

German

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  • Fangschrecke noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)
  • Gottesanbeterin noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Italian

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  • mantide noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Japanese

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  • 螳螂 noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)
  • 蟷螂 noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Kazakh

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  • дәуіт noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Korean

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  • 당랑 noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)
  • 사마귀 noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Lithuanian

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  • maldininkas noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Macedonian

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  • богомолка noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Malay

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  • mentadak noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Manchu

1 entries
  • ᡥᡝᠯᡳᠶᡝᠨ noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • цөгөрцөг noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Māori

2 entries
  • rō noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)
  • whē noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Nandi

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  • chepkoima noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Navajo

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  • Naakaii náázééł noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Norwegian

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  • kneler noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Persian

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  • آخوندک noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Polish

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  • modliszka noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Portuguese

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  • louva-a-deus noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)
  • mantídeo noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Romanian

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  • călugăriță noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Russian

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  • богомо́л noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Serbo-Croatian

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  • bogomoljka noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)
  • богомољка noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Slovak

1 entries
  • kudlanka noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Slovene

1 entries
  • bogomoljka noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Spanish

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  • (South América) mamboretá noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)
  • campamocha noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)
  • mantis noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)
  • mantis religiosa noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Sundanese

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  • ᮎᮧᮀᮎᮧᮛᮀ noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Swedish

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  • bönsyrsa noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Tày

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  • càn mạ noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)
  • hảm khoan noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)
  • mèng mạ noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • богомо́л noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • bọ ngựa noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)
  • ngựa trời noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Welsh

1 entries
  • mantis noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Zulu

1 entries
  • isithwalambiza noun (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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I respect the praying mantis as a living creature!

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I respect the praying mantis as a living being!

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After realizing copulation, the female praying mantis usually devours the male.

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"Mom, why don't we have a father?", asked the little praying mantis.

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