MANTISPID Definition & Meaning

mantispid

[ man-tis-pid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any neuropterous, mantislike insect of the family Mantispidae, the larvae of which are parasites in the nests of spiders or wasps.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

< New Latin Mantispidae family of insects, equivalent to Mantisp ( a ) genus name (apparently erroneously for *Mantiopa, equivalent to manti ( s ) mantis + Greek -ō�� ( s ) having a face (of a given sort), resembling (adj. use of �� face, eye; -opsis ) + New Latin -a -a ² ) + -idae -id ²

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