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Meaning of praying mantis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈpɹeɪ.ɪŋ ˈmæntɪs

Definitions

  1. Any of various predatory, cannibalistic insects of the order Mantodea that have a prayer-like stance.
  2. A mantid of the species Mantis religiosa.
    regional
  3. A woman who preys on men (from the idea that female praying mantises eat males after sex).

Equivalents

العربية فرس النّبي
Български богомолка
Bosanski bogomoljka богомољка
Català pregadeu
Čeština kudlanka
Deutsch Europäische Gottesanbeterin Fangschrecke Gottesanbeterin
Ελληνικά αλογάκι της Παναγίας αλογατάκι
Esperanto manto
Español campamocha carpintesa cerbatana mamboretá mantis mantis religiosa rezadora santateresa tatadiós triquitesa usamico
فارسی آخوندک
Suomi rukoilijasirkka
Français mante religieuse
Galego barbantesa
Hrvatski bogomoljka богомољка
Magyar imádkozó sáska
Հայերեն աղոթարար հարցուկ
Italiano mantide religiosa
日本語 螳螂 蟷螂
ខ្មែរ កណ្ដូបសេះ
한국어 당랑 사마귀 항라사마귀
Kurdî manto ro
ລາວ ແມງມ້າ
Latviešu dievlūdzējs
Te Reo Māori rō whē
Македонски богомолка
Bahasa Melayu mentadak
Nederlands bidsprinkhaan Europese bidsprinkhaan
Polski modliszka
Português cavalinho-de-deus louva-a-deus
Română călugăriță
Русский богомол обыкнове́нный богомо́л
Slovenščina bogomolka
Српски bogomoljka богомољка
Svenska bönsyrsa
ไทย ตั๊กแตนตำข้าว
Tagalog mandadangkal sambasamba sasamba
Türkçe peygamber devesi peygamberdevesi
Українська богомол

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

praying mill praying shawl praying wheel prayopavesa Prays prayse

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