-pəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Mantispa, type genus + -idae
: a family of insects (order Neuroptera) having the prothorax elongated and the first pair of legs developed after the manner of a mantis
-pəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Mantispa, type genus + -idae
: a family of insects (order Neuroptera) having the prothorax elongated and the first pair of legs developed after the manner of a mantis
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012