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n. A mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion.
Syn. -- manticore, mantichora, mantiger. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A mantis.
Syn. -- mantis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. The natural family conmprising the mantises. Same as Manteidae.
Syn. -- family Mantidae, Manteidae, family Manteidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The manticore.
Syn. -- manticore, mantichora, manticora. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Sp. See Mantle. ] 1. A lady's light cloak of cape of silk, velvet, lace, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of veil, covering the head and falling down upon the shoulders; -- worn in Spain, Mexico, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. The site of three famous battles among Greek city-states: in 418 BC and 362 BC and 207 BC.
Syn. -- Mantineia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖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. Same as Squilla.
Syn. -- Mantis shrimp. [ WordNet 1.5 ]