Transcription
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- /ˈpreɪ.ɪŋ ˈmæn tɪs/
- /ˈpreɪ.ɪŋ ˈmæn.tɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- /ˈpreɪ.ɪŋ ˈmæn tɪs/
Definitions of praying mantis words
- noun praying mantis mantis. 1
- noun praying mantis insect 1
- noun praying mantis mantis 0
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Origin of praying mantis
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10
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Parts of speech for Praying mantis
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
praying mantis popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
praying mantis usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for praying mantis
noun praying mantis
- ant — Ants are small crawling insects that live in large groups.
- ants — any of numerous black, red, brown, or yellow social insects of the family Formicidae, of worldwide distribution especially in warm climates, having a large head with inner jaws for chewing and outer jaws for carrying and digging, and living in highly organized colonies containing wingless female workers, a winged queen, and, during breeding seasons, winged males, some species being noted for engaging in warfare, slavemaking, or the cultivation of food sources.
- aphid — Aphids are very small insects which live on plants and suck their juices.
- arthropod — any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda, having jointed limbs, a segmented body, and an exoskeleton made of chitin. The group includes the crustaceans, insects, arachnids, and centipedes
- arthropods — any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda, having a segmented body, jointed limbs, and usually a chitinous shell that undergoes moltings, including the insects, spiders and other arachnids, crustaceans, and myriapods.
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