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Manteodea

noun

mantises; in former classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera

• Syn: ↑suborder Manteodea

• Hypernyms: ↑animal order

• Member Holonyms: ↑Dictyoptera, ↑order Dictyoptera

• Member Meronyms: ↑Mantidae, ↑family Mantidae, ↑Manteidae, ↑family Manteidae

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\\ˌmantēˈōdēə\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Mante-, Mantis + -odea

: a suborder of Orthoptera often considered a separate order, comprising predaceous insects with the forelegs specialized for seizing prey and including the mantises — see manteidae

Useful english dictionary. 2012.