transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmæntɪs ]
n. (pl. same or mantises) any insect of the family Mantidae, feeding on other insects etc. øpraying mantis a mantis, Mantis religiosa, that holds its forelegs in a position suggestive of hands folded in prayer, while waiting to pounce on its prey. [Gk, = prophet]