mantis

mantis is a 6-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus Mantis, and allied genera. They are remarkable for their slender grotesque forms, and for holding their stout anterior legs in a manner suggesting hands folded in prayer. The common American species is M. Carolina. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 10 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus Mantis, and allied genera. They are remarkable for their slender grotesque forms, and for holding their stout anterior legs in a manner suggesting hands folded in prayer. The common American species is M. Carolina.
2. noun. predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer

   Synonyms: mantid

Synonyms

mantid

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in mantis:

manist, matins, santim, stamin

Common word forms

mantises

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