mantid
[ man-tid ]
noun
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The Empusa, which forms another genus of mantid, has the antenn indented like a comb in the males, thread-like in the females.
The Insect World | Louis FiguierIn this subsection the Diptera, Libellulina and mantid will find their place.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William KirbyThe mantid are pretty insects, of very different habits from the preceding.
The Insect World | Louis FiguierSpiders should always be treated in this way, and so also the larger mantid and Locustid.
Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting | William T. HornadayWe now come to a very extraordinary family of insects, the mantid.
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