MANTIS SHRIMP

Meaning of MANTIS SHRIMP in English

any stomatopod crustacean having a pair of appendages modified for grasping prey and resembling those of a mantis. Also called mantis crab .

[ 1870-75 ]

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MANTIS SHRIMP — noun Date: 1871 stomatopod
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MANTIS SHRIMP — noun see mantis prawn
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MANTIS SHRIMP — Date: 1871 : stomatopod
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MANTIS SHRIMP — Function: noun Date: 1871 : STOMATOPOD
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MANTIS SHRIMP — any member of the marine crustacean order Stomatopoda, especially members of the genus Squilla. Mantis shrimps are so called because …
Britannica English vocabulary
MANTIS SHRIMP — Ротоногие
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SHRIMP — crevette
English interlingue dictionary
SHRIMP — hipon (Noun) pasayan
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
SHRIMP — Any of approximately 2,000 decapod species (suborder Natantia) having a semitransparent body flattened from side to side and a flexible …
Английский словарь Британика
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
SHRIMP — I. ˈshrimp, esp South ˈsri-, dial ˈswi- noun ( plural shrimps also shrimp ) Etymology: Middle English shrimpe shrimp (crustacean), …
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
SHRIMP — (v.) In a loose sense, any small crustacean, including some amphipods and even certain entomostracans; as, the fairy shrimp, and …
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
SHRIMP — ( v. ) In a loose sense, any small crustacean, including some amphipods and even certain entomostracans; as, the fairy …
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
SHRIMP — — shrimplike , adj. /shrimp/ , n. , pl. shrimps , ( esp. collectively ) shrimp for 1, v. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MANTIS
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHRIMP — v. catch shrimp, fish for shrimp
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
SHRIMP — I. ˈshrimp, especially Southern ˈsrimp noun ( plural shrimps or shrimp ) Etymology: Middle English shrimpe; akin to Middle Low …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
SHRIMP — v figuratively, a little wrinkled man; a dwarf; in contempt. 2. shrimp ·vt to contract; to shrink. 3. shrimp …
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
SHRIMP — [shrimp] n, pl shrimps or shrimp [ME shrimpe; akin to MLG schrempen to contract, wrinkle, ON skorpna to shrivel up] …
Merriam-Webster 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
SHRIMP — Peneus setiferus, an edible shrimp any of the approximately 2,000 species of the suborder Natantia (order Decapoda of the class …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHRIMP — shrimp BrE AmE ʃrɪmp ▷ shrimped ʃrɪm p t ▷ shrimping ˈʃrɪmp ɪŋ ▷ shrimps ʃrɪm p s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MANTIS — mantis BrE AmE ˈmænt ɪs § -əs AmE ˈmæn t̬ əs ▷ mantis|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHRIMP — / ʃrɪmp; NAmE / noun ( pl. shrimps or shrimp ) 1. a small shellfish that can be eaten, like …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MANTIS — / ˈmæntɪs; NAmE / noun ( pl. man·tises or man·tids / ˈmæntɪdz; NAmE /) = praying mantis •• WORD ORIGIN …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHRIMP — shrimp /ʃrɪmp/ BrE AmE noun ( plural shrimp or shrimps ) [countable] 1 . a small sea creature that you …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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
SHRIMP — n. & v. n. 1 (pl. same or shrimps) any of various small (esp. marine) edible crustaceans, with ten legs, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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
SHRIMP — n. & v. --n. 1. (pl. same or shrimps) any of various small (esp. marine) edible crustaceans, with ten legs, …
Oxford English vocab
MANTIS — n. (pl. same or mantises) any insect of the family Mantidae, feeding on other insects etc. Phrases and idioms: praying …
Oxford English vocab
SHRIMP — ( shrimps, or shrimp) Shrimps are small shellfish with long tails and many legs. Add the shrimp and cook for …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHRIMP — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES shrimp cocktail COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE potted ▪ I can even find potted shrimps …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MANTIS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES praying mantis COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB pray ▪ We learned the swift, circular dance …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHRIMP — (ANIMAL) [noun] [plural] shrimps or shrimp - a small pink sea animal with a shell, ten legs, a thin flat …
Cambridge 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
SHRIMP — n. Any of approximately 2,000 decapod species (suborder Natantia) having a semitransparent body flattened from side to side and a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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
SHRIMP — noun Shrimp is used before these nouns: ↑ boat , ↑ cocktail , ↑ farm
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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
SHRIMP — 1. сущ. 1) а) зоол. креветка б) наживка из креветки (при ловле рыбы) 2) ярко-розовый цвет (напоминающий цвет вареной креветки) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MANTIS — сущ.; зоол. богомол (насекомое) (энтомология) богомол )Mantis gen.) mantis (pl -tes) зоол. богомол (насекомое)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MANTIS — Богомол
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SHRIMP — shrimp.ogg 1. ʃrımp n 1. мелкая креветка 2. 1> маленький, сморщенный человек, карлик 2> ничтожный человек, козявка, ничтожество 2. ʃrımp …
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
MANTIS — сущ.; зоол.богомол (насекомое)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MANTIS — (n) богомол
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MANTIS — n ( pl тж. mantes) энт. богомол ( Mantis gen. )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
MANTIS — n ( pl тж. mantes) энт. богомол ( Mantis gen. )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHRIMP — 1) креветка (мелкая) 2) мелкое ракообразное • - brine shrimp - burrowing shrimps - cleaner shrimp - devil shrimps - fairy shrimps - freshwater shrimp - ghost shrimp - mantis …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SHRIMP — 1) креветка ( мелкая ) 2) мелкое ракообразное • - brine shrimp - burrowing shrimps - cleaner shrimp - devil …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SHRIMP — n infml He's such a shrimp. He just has short genes — Он такой коротышка. Наверное, это гены
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
SHRIMP — n infml He's such a shrimp. He just has short genes — Он такой коротышка. Наверное, это гены
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики

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