mantis
nounHow many syllables in mantis?
There are 2 syllables in the word mantis.How to pronounce mantis:
Definition of mantis:
- mantis (noun):
- predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer.
- any of an order or suborder (mantodea and especially family mantidae) of large usually green insects that feed on other insects and clasp their prey in forelimbs held up as if in prayer
Synonyms for mantis:
dictyopterous insect
genus mantis
mantid
mantis religioso
praying mantid
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