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Any of various predatory, cannibalistic insects of the order Mantodea that have a prayer-like stance.
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A mantid of the species Mantis religiosa.
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Usage: regional
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A woman who preys on men (from the idea that female praying mantises eat males after sex).
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the common mantis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: praying mantid, Mantis religioso
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Broader terms: mantis, mantid
Mantis from Greek μάντις (mántis). Named "praying mantis" for their stance, with the forelegs held together in a way that resembles a person praying. Similar designations exist in many European as well as non-European languages. Compare for example French mante religieuse (literally “religious mantis”), German Gottesanbeterin (literally “God-worshipper”), Portuguese louva-a-deus (literally “God-praiser”), Persian آخوندک (âxundak, literally “little cleric”).
Across languages
Translations
99 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Abinomn:
tigwərere
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Afrikaans:
hottentotsgod
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Arabic:
فَرَس اَلنَّبِيّ
(faras an-nabiyy)
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Armenian:
աղոթարար
(aġotʻarar)
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Armenian:
հարցուկ
(harcʻuk)
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Azerbaijani:
dəvədəlləyi
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Basque:
marisorgin
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Belarusian:
багамо́л
(bahamól)
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Bulgarian:
богомо́лка
(bogomólka)
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Catalan:
mantodeu
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Catalan:
pregadeu
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Catalan:
pregamans
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Cebuano:
simbasimba
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Cebuano:
bayingbaying
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Chinese:
хузы
(huzɨ)
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Chinese Mandarin:
螳螂
(tángláng)
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Chinese Mandarin:
刀螂
(dāolang)
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Czech:
kudlanka nábožná
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Czech:
kudlanka
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Danish:
knæler
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Dutch:
bidsprinkhaan
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Esperanto:
manto
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Finnish:
rukoilijasirkka
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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French:
mante religieuse
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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German:
Gottesanbeterin
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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German:
Fangschrecke
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Greek:
αλογάκι της Παναγίας
(alogáki tis Panagías)
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Hebrew:
גְּמַל שְׁלֹמֹה
(gamál shlomó)
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Hungarian:
imádkozó sáska
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Hungarian:
ájtatos manó
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Ilocano:
wasaywasay
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Italian:
mantide religiosa
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Japanese:
螳螂
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Japanese:
蟷螂
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Kaingang:
jókaka
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Khmer:
កណ្ដូបសេះ
(kɑndoop seh)
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Korean:
사마귀
(samagwi)
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Korean:
당랑
(dangnang)
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Lao:
ແມງມ້າ
(mǣng mā)
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Latvian:
dievlūdzējs
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Lithuanian:
maldininkas
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Macedonian:
богомолка
(bogomolka)
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Malay:
mentadak
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Māori:
rō
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Māori:
whē
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Navajo:
Naakaii náázééł
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Persian:
آخوندک
(âxundak)
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Pnar:
chyrtoh
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Polish:
modliszka
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Portuguese:
louva-a-deus
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Portuguese:
cavalinho-de-deus
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Romanian:
călugăriță
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Russian:
богомо́л
(bogomól)
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Serbo-Croatian:
богомољка
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Serbo-Croatian:
bogomoljka
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Slovak:
kudlanka
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Slovak:
kudlanka nábožná
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Slovene:
bogomolka
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Spanish:
mantis religiosa
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Spanish:
rezadora
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Spanish:
campamocha
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Spanish:
cerbatana
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Spanish:
mamboretá
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Spanish:
santateresa
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Spanish:
tatadiós
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Spanish:
triquitesa
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Spanish:
usamico
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Spanish:
carpintesa
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Spanish:
mantis
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Swedish:
bönsyrsa
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Tagalog:
sambasamba
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Tagalog:
sasamba
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Tagalog:
mandadangkal
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Thai:
ตั๊กแตนตําข้าว
(dták-gà-dtɛɛn-dtam-kâao)
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Thai:
ตั๊กแตนต่อยมวย
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Turkish:
peygamberdevesi
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Turkish:
peygamber devesi
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Ukrainian:
богомо́л
(bohomól)
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family
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Catalan:
mantodeu
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantodea order
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Cebuano:
bayingbaying
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantodea order
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Chinese Mandarin:
螳螂
(tángláng)
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantodea order
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Danish:
knæler
— any of various predatory insects of the Mantodea order
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Breton:
pederez
— Mantis religiosa
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Bulgarian:
богомолка
(bogomolka)
— Mantis religiosa
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Catalan:
pregadeu
— Mantis religiosa
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Cebuano:
bayingbaying
— Mantis religiosa
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Chinese Mandarin:
薄翅螳
— Mantis religiosa
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Dutch:
Europese bidsprinkhaan
— Mantis religiosa
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Finnish:
rukoilijasirkka
— Mantis religiosa
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Finnish:
eurooppalainen rukoilijasirkka
— Mantis religiosa
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French:
mante religieuse
— Mantis religiosa
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Galician:
barbantesa
— Mantis religiosa
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German:
Europäische Gottesanbeterin
— Mantis religiosa
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Irish:
maintis chrábhaidh
— Mantis religiosa
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Kapampangan:
kansasamba
— Mantis religiosa
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Korean:
항라사마귀
(hangnasamagwi)
— Mantis religiosa
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Russian:
обыкнове́нный богомо́л
(obyknovénnyj bogomól)
— Mantis religiosa
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Slovene:
bogomolka
— Mantis religiosa
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Spanish:
mantis religiosa
— Mantis religiosa
