PRAYING MANTIS


Meaning of PRAYING MANTIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: circa 1890

: mantis ; especially : a European mantis ( Mantis religiosa ) that has been introduced into the U.S. — called also praying mantid

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.