man·tis
noun/ˈmæntɪs/
/ˈmæntɪs/
(also praying mantis)
(plural mantids or mantises)
- a large green insect that eats other insects. The female mantis often eats the male.
螳螂：一种吃其他昆虫的大型绿色昆虫。雌性螳螂经常吃雄性。 Word Originmid 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek, literally ‘prophet’.