mantis
/ˈmæntɪs/(亦作praying mantis)
noun
(复同单, 或mantises)
1- a slender predatory insect related to the cockroach. It waits motionless for prey with its large spiky forelegs folded like hands in prayer螳螂。
1.1
- Suborder Mantodea, order Dictyoptera: Mantidae and other families, and many species, including Mantis religiosa of southern Europe.螳螂亚目, 脉翅目：螳螂科及其他科, 多种, 包括南欧薄翅螳螂（拉丁名Mantis religiosa）。
词源
mid 17th cent.: modern Latin， from Greek， literally 'prophet'.