Mantis

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Mantis is Greek for "prophet", see also -mancy.

The dead leaf mantis, an astonishing example of camouflage
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The dead leaf mantis, an astonishing example of camouflage

Mantis is also the name of several insects in the Mantidae family, commonly known as praying mantis:


Mantis may also refer to:

In biology:

  • Mantis shrimp, also known as stomatopods, predatory crustaceans
  • Mantidfly, a small predatory insect whose front legs look like praying mantids'

In comics:

In computing:

In games:

In sports and martial arts:

In other uses:

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