PRAYING MANTIS

Meaning of PRAYING MANTIS in English

ˌpraying ˈmantis BrE AmE ( also mantis ) noun [countable]

a large insect that eats other insects

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

PRAYING MANTIS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ For more and more she is coming to resemble a mechanical praying mantis , frozen …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRAYING MANTIS — bayingbaying
English-Visayan vocabulary
PRAYING MANTIS — noun Date: circa 1890 mantis
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PRAYING MANTIS — noun also praying mantid Etymology: so called from the posture of such insects, with the forelimbs extended as though in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRAYING MANTIS — mantis. [ 1700-10 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRAYING MANTIS — predatory insect from the grasshopper family
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PRAYING MANTIS — Date: circa 1890 : mantis ; especially : a European mantis ( Mantis religiosa ) that has been introduced into …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRAYING MANTIS — Function: noun Date: circa 1890 : MANTIS especially : a European mantis ( Mantis religiosa ) that has been introduced …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PRAYING MANTIS — ■ noun see mantis .
Concise Oxford English vocab
PRAYING MANTIS — [praying mantis] n (ca. 1890): mantis; esp: a European mantis (Mantis religiosa) that has been introduced into the U.S.--called also …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PRAYING MANTIS — (also mantis ) noun a large green insect that eats other insects. The female praying mantis often eats the male.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRAYING MANTIS — (энтомология) богомол (Mantis gen.)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRAYING MANTIS — Богомоловые
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PRAYING MANTIS — = mantis
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PRAYING MANTIS — = mantis
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PRAYING MANTIS — = mantis
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PRAYING MANTIS — (энтомология) богомол (Mantis gen.)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MANTIS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES praying mantis COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB pray ▪ We learned the swift, circular dance …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRAYING — (Verb) pag-ampo
English-Visayan vocabulary
MANTIS — bayingbaying
English-Visayan vocabulary
MANTIS — noun (plural ~es; also mantes) see: mania Date: 1646 any of an order or suborder (Mantodea and especially family Mantidae) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MANTIS — or praying mantis Any of more than 1,500 species of the insect suborder Mantodea (order Orthoptera). The long-bodied, slow-moving mantis …
Английский словарь Британика
PRAYING — I. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English preying, praying, from gerund of preyen, prayen to pray — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MANTIS — ˈmantə̇s, -aan- noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, literally, prophet; from the posture of such insects, with the forelimbs extended …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRAYING — () a. & n. from Pray, v.
Английский словарь Webster
PRAYING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pray
Английский словарь Webster
MANTIS — (n.) Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus Mantis, and allied genera. They are remarkable …
Английский словарь Webster
PRAYING — a. & n. from Pray, v.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRAYING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Pray
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MANTIS — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus Mantis, and allied genera. They …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MANTIS
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRAYING — adj. pertaining to prayer, pertaining to an appeal to God
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MANTIS — n. praying mantis, insect which holds its forelegs in an upright folded position as if in prayer
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MANTIS — noun ( plural man·tis·es also man·tes ˈman-ˌtēz) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, literally, diviner, prophet; akin to Greek mainesthai to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRAYING — adj & ·noun from pray, v. 2. praying ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of pray.
Webster English vocab
MANTIS — noun any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus mantis, and allied genera. they are remarkable …
Webster English vocab
MANTIS — [ 'mantɪs ] (also praying ~ ) ■ noun ( plural same or ~es ) a slender predatory insect with …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MANTIS — [man.tis] n, pl man.tis.es or man.tes [NL, fr. Gk, lit., diviner, prophet; akin to Gk mainesthai to be mad--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MANTIS — mantis BrE AmE ˈmænt ɪs § -əs AmE ˈmæn t̬ əs ▷ mantis|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MANTIS — / ˈmæntɪs; NAmE / noun ( pl. man·tises or man·tids / ˈmæntɪdz; NAmE /) = praying mantis •• WORD ORIGIN …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MANTIS — I. man ‧ tis /ˈmæntəs, ˈmæntɪs/ BrE AmE noun ( plural mantises or mantids /-tɪdz/) [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MANTIS — n. (pl. same or mantises) any insect of the family Mantidae, feeding on other insects etc. øpraying mantis a mantis, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MANTIS — n. (pl. same or mantises) any insect of the family Mantidae, feeding on other insects etc. praying mantis a mantis, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MANTIS — n. (pl. same or mantises) any insect of the family Mantidae, feeding on other insects etc. Phrases and idioms: praying …
Oxford English vocab
MANTIS — praying mantis [noun] [C] - a large green insect that holds its front legs in a way that makes it …
Cambridge English vocab
MANTIS — n. or praying mantis Any of more than 1,500 species of the insect suborder Mantodea (order Orthoptera). The long-bodied, slow-moving …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MANTIS — < language > A structured, full-function procedural 4GL and application development system from Cincom . MANTIS enables the developer to …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
MANTIS — matins
Anagrams English vocabulary
PRAYING — сущ. моление he is beyond praying ≈ он безнадежен (о больном или о глупце) моление, молитва > to be past …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MANTIS — сущ.; зоол. богомол (насекомое) (энтомология) богомол )Mantis gen.) mantis (pl -tes) зоол. богомол (насекомое)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PRAYING — Молитва
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PRAYING — Моление
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MANTIS — Богомол
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PRAYING — n моление, молитва to be past praying for - быть пропащим человеком
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MANTIS — n ( pl тж. mantes) энт. богомол ( Mantis gen. )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PRAYING — сущ.моление Satan's whisper shoots across All singing in my heart, all praying in my brain. Browning — Шепот Сатаны доносится …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MANTIS — сущ.; зоол.богомол (насекомое)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PRAYING — (n) моление; молитва
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MANTIS — (n) богомол
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PRAYING — n моление, молитва ♢ to be past ~ for - быть пропащим человеком
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
MANTIS — n ( pl тж. mantes) энт. богомол ( Mantis gen. )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PRAYING — n моление, молитва to be past praying for - быть пропащим человеком
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MANTIS — n ( pl тж. mantes) энт. богомол ( Mantis gen. )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PRAYING — сущ. моление Satan's whisper shoots across All singing in my heart, all praying in my brain. Browning — Шепот Сатаны …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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