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mantises
noun(man-tis)
any of an order or suborder (Mantodea and especially family Mantidae) of large usually green insects that feed on other insects and clasp their prey in forelimbs held up as if in prayer
mantises
noun(man-tis)
mantis; especially : a European mantis (Mantis religiosa) that has been introduced into the U.S. —called also praying mantid

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