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PRONUNCIATION OF PRAYING MANTID

praying mantid  [ˈpreɪɪŋ ˈmæntɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRAYING MANTID

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determiner
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Praying mantid is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PRAYING MANTID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

praying mantid

Mantidae

Mantidae is the largest family of the order Mantodea, commonly known as praying mantises; most are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family in the order, and many references still use the term "mantid" to refer to any mantis. Technically, however, "mantid" refers only to members of the Mantidae family, and not the 14 remaining families of mantises. Some of the most recent classifications have promoted a number of the mantid subfamilies to the rank of family, e.g. Iridopterygidae, Sibyllidae, Tarachodidae, Thespidae, and Toxoderidae, while other classifications have reduced the number of subfamilies without elevating to higher rank. Many species are found in North America, the three most common being the European Mantis, the Chinese Mantis, and the Carolina Mantis. Of these, only the last is native to the continent - the European and Chinese species were introduced in the 20th century as predators in an attempt to control pest populations in gardens.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRAYING MANTID


anabantid
ˌænəˈbæntɪd
appointed
əˈpɔɪntɪd
disappointed
ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd
enchanted
ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪd
granted
ˈɡrɑːntɪd
hand-painted
ˈhændˌpeɪntɪd
haunted
ˈhɔːntɪd
hunted
ˈhʌntɪd
mounted
ˈmaʊntɪd
painted
ˈpeɪntɪd
patented
ˈpeɪtəntɪd
pointed
ˈpɔɪntɪd
printed
ˈprɪntɪd
Quadrantid
ˈkwɒˌdræntɪd
talented
ˈtæləntɪd
tinted
ˈtɪntɪd
unprecedented
ʌnˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd
unprinted
ʌnˈprɪntɪd
unwanted
ʌnˈwɒntɪd
wanted
ˈwɒntɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRAYING MANTID

praxis
Praxiteles
pray
prayer
prayer beads
prayer book
prayer mat
prayer meeting
prayer rug
prayer shawl
prayer wheel
prayerful
prayerfully
prayerfulness
prayerless
prayerlessly
prayerlessness
praying
praying mantis
prayingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRAYING MANTID

buprestid
carotid
caryatid
chromatid
dermestid
diprotodontid
fetid
foetid
hydatid
lacertid
leucoplastid
nitid
notodontid
ootid
oribatid
parotid
plastid
proglottid
putid
spermatid

Synonyms and antonyms of praying mantid in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «praying mantid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRAYING MANTID

Find out the translation of praying mantid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of praying mantid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «praying mantid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

祈祷mantid
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mantis orando
570 millions of speakers

English

praying mantid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रार्थना mantid
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصلاة mantid
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

молиться богомола
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

orando mantid
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রার্থনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mante religieuse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berdoa mantid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

beten mantid
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

祈るmantid
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기도 mantid
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ndedonga mantid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cầu nguyện mantid
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மந்திரி பிரார்த்தனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रार्थना करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dua mantid
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pregando mantid
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

modląc mantid
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

молитися богомола
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rugându- mantid
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προσεύχεται mantid
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bid mantid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

be mantid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ber Mantid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of praying mantid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRAYING MANTID»

The term «praying mantid» is used very little and occupies the 186.608 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRAYING MANTID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about praying mantid

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRAYING MANTID»

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The Praying Mantids
... solve the problem of having a number of objects in its visual field, If a praying mantid is shown two prey targets simultaneously, its visual system is still able to match pairs of retinal images that correspond to the same target in space.
Frederick R. Prete, 1999
2
Perspectives in Ethology: Volume 11: Behavioral Design
The discrimination of visual stimuli representing prey versus non-prey by the praying mantid, Sphodromantis lineola (Burr.). Brain, Behavior and Evolution 39: 285-288. Prete, F. R. (1992b). The effects of background pattern and contrast on  ...
N.S. Thompson, 1995
3
Animal Records
... is as very few have been weighed. However, the likely contenders are Plistospilota from Africa or Macromantis from Central and South America. ^. SMALLEST. The smallest praying mantid is the Australian Bolbe pygmaea, which is about ...
Mark Carwardine, 2008
4
Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden: A Natural ...
Full-grown mantids, like this one, capture their prey so quickly the move- ment is nearly missed by the human eye. thorax, lending the appearance of a long neck. Praying mantid egg cases appear as a spongelike mass clinging. 78 beneficial ...
Jessica Walliser, 2014
5
A Field Guide to Texas Critters: Common Household and Garden ...
They have no qualms about feeding on one another, either. The larger feast on the smaller, and after mating, the female may devour the male. So, if you believe in reincarnation and intend to come back as a praying mantid, be sure you are big ...
Bill Zak, 1988
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Flies in the Face of Fashion, Mites Make Right, and Other ...
While we humans think praying mantids are wonderful insects, it is obvious the insect is no saint. So maybe we ought to change the name from praying mantid to preying mantid! Water Striders Use Tension to Stay Afloat (Hemiptera) Water ...
Tom Turpin, 2006
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Don't Squash That Bug!: The Curious Kid's Guide to Insects
Praying mantid nymphs look like the adult praying mantids without wings. Caterpillars are butterfly or moth larvae. Other insects have what's called a larval stage. At this stage, they look very different from the adult insect they will become (see ...
Natalie Rompella, 2007
8
A Field Guide to Common Texas Insects
The species most commonly sold by suppliers for biological control, the Chinese praying mantid, Tenodera aridifolia sinensis Saussure, does not occur naturally in the state. Egg masses of this species are spherical hardened frothy masses ...
John A. Jackman, Bastiaan M. Drees, 1998
9
Insect Ecology: An Ecosystem Approach
The risk of cannibalism and male mating behavior in the Mediterranean praying mantid, Iris oratoria. Behavior 136, 205–219. Poteser, M., Pabst, M. A., and Kral, K. (1998). Proprioceptive contribution to distance estimation by motion parallax in  ...
Timothy D. Schowalter, 2006
10
Encyclopedia of Insects
The risk of cannibalism and male mating behavior in the Mediterranean praying mantid, Iris oratoria. Behavior 136, 205–219. Poteser, M., Pabst, M. A., and Kral, K. (1998). Proprioceptive contribution to distance estimation by motion parallax in  ...
Vincent H. Resh, Ring T. Cardé, 2009

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRAYING MANTID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term praying mantid is used in the context of the following news items.
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Male Praying Mantids Have a Strategy For Not Being Eaten by Their …
We usually think about male and female mates getting along pretty well (that's 'mate' in the biological sense, not your friendly British/ Australian ... «Scientific American, Dec 14»
2
I like bright butts – how male mantids locate females
"We know little about the praying mantid visual system, which has only been characterised in one or two species so far," said Dr Barry. «Phys.Org, Dec 14»
3
The Butterfly Changes its Spots — Eyespots, that is
During the wet season, the Bycyclus anyana butterfly has large, bright eyespots that help it survive against praying mantid attacks (left). During ... «Entomology Today, Nov 14»
4
'Rodale's 21st-Century Herbal,' and More
The praying mantid can swivel its head a full 180 degrees in both directions, and it's lovely to know that while dragonflies rest with their wings ... «New York Times, May 14»
5
Praying mantis, or praying mantid (Mantodea)
Family matters: “Praying mantis” is the most common name for this insect, but praying mantid is more accurate. “Mantis” is the name of a ... «Springfield News-Leader, Aug 13»
6
Strange Object found on Christmas Tree
If you find a praying mantid egg case on your tree, clip it off with a small piece of the twig and take it outside. Put it in the canopy of a shrub ... «Penn State Master Gardeners, Dec 09»

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