‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a prophet. ] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus Mantis, and allied genera. They are predacious long-bodied large-eyed insects of warm regions, 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 Mantis Carolina. [ 1913 Webster ]
Mantis shrimp. (Zool.) The Squilla, a tropical marine burrowing crustacean with large grasping appendages. Also called mantis crab and mantis prawn. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) Any neuropterous insect of the genus Mantispa, and allied genera. The larvae feed on plant lice. Also used adjectively. See Illust. under Neuroptera. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L., an addition, makeweight; of Tuscan origin. ] (Math.) The decimal part of a logarithm, as distinguished from the integral part, or characteristic. [ 1913 Webster ]
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