mantis religiosa
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[edit]Noun
[edit]mantis religiosa f (plural mantis religiosas)
- praying mantis
- Synonyms: mantis, rezadora, (Argentina) tatadiós, (Northwestern Argentina) usamico, (Argentina and Uruguay) mamboretá, (Mexico) campamocha, (Spain) santateresa, (Extremadura, Western Spain) triquitesa, (Venezuela) cerbatana
Related terms
[edit]- mantodeo (“mantid”)
Further reading
[edit]- “mantis religiosa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28