mantis

About 0.25 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.
2. noun A green colour, like that of many mantises. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

   mantis:

Similar words

mantid praying religiosa mantispid mantisfly praying mantis mantophasmid soothsayer praying mantid mantophasmatid

Often followed by

and is shrimp religiosa shrimps was in has to

Word family

mantes mantises