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What is a praying mantis?

What is a praying mantis? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Any of various predatory, cannibalistic insects of the order Mantodea that have a prayer-like stance.
  2. (regional, in Europe) A mantid of the species Mantis religiosa.
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In the Peking Hotel, the chef sculpted a praying mantis from a green pepper.
Exposing adults to the surface will attract birds, insect predators such as the praying mantis and certain parasitic flies.
Not unlike a praying mantis, her odd and otherworldly beauty takes time to notice.
An unscrupulous, big-time gambling baroness, a praying mantis without a dime, but with a boat.
He goes for walk one day and witnesses a fight between a cicada and a much smaller praying mantis.
It is the size of a paper clip and is described as a cross between a stick insect and a praying mantis.

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