Manteodea

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

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  • manteodea — man·te·o·dea …   English syllables

  • suborder Manteodea — noun mantises; in former classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera • Syn: ↑Manteodea • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Dictyoptera, ↑order Dictyoptera • Member Meronyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dictyoptera — noun in some classifications replaced by the orders (here suborders) Blattodea (cockroaches) and Manteodea (mantids); in former classifications often subsumed under a much broader order Orthoptera • Syn: ↑order Dictyoptera • Hypernyms: ↑animal… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Manteidae — noun mantises • Syn: ↑Mantidae, ↑family Mantidae, ↑family Manteidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Manteodea, ↑suborder Manteodea …   Useful english dictionary

  • order Dictyoptera — noun in some classifications replaced by the orders (here suborders) Blattodea (cockroaches) and Manteodea (mantids); in former classifications often subsumed under a much broader order Orthoptera • Syn: ↑Dictyoptera • Hypernyms: ↑animal order •… …   Useful english dictionary

  • animal order — noun the order of animals • Hypernyms: ↑order • Hyponyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales, ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales, ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order …   Useful english dictionary

  • family Manteidae — noun mantises • Syn: ↑Mantidae, ↑family Mantidae, ↑Manteidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Manteodea, ↑suborder Manteodea …   Useful english dictionary

  • family Mantidae — noun mantises • Syn: ↑Mantidae, ↑Manteidae, ↑family Manteidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Manteodea, ↑suborder Manteodea …   Useful english dictionary

  • Mantidae — noun mantises • Syn: ↑family Mantidae, ↑Manteidae, ↑family Manteidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Manteodea, ↑suborder Manteodea …   Useful english dictionary

  • Mantis — For other uses, see Praying mantis (disambiguation) and Mantis (disambiguation). Mantodea Temporal range: 145–0 Ma …   Wikipedia

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