Meanings
nounmantisfly (plural mantisflies)
plural mantisflies
- Any species of insects in the family Mantispidae, which have heads and front legs looking like those of the praying mantis.
Synonyms: mantidfly
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny species of insects in the family Mantispidae, which have heads and front legs looking like those of the praying mantis.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 螳蛉
- 螳蛉 (tánglíng)mantispid
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