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mantis

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"Praying insect"

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈmæntɪs/Part of speech nounSorted aimnstStarts with MEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer

Word origin

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

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