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Added 8 October 2026

mantis

/ˈmæntɪs/ noun

Latin root: mantis Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mantis at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.
A green colour, like that of many mantises. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
mantis:

Origin

From New Latin mantis, from Ancient Greek μάντις (mántis, “soothsayer”). Distant doublet of mind via Proto-Indo-European *méntis.

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