mantis religiosa
Spanish
Noun
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
- mantodeo (“mantid”)
Further reading
- “mantis religiosa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024