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synonyms for praying mantis

  • ant
  • aphid
  • bee
  • beetle
  • butterfly
  • cockroach
  • dragonfly
  • flea
  • fruit fly
  • gnat
  • grasshopper
  • ladybug
  • mite
  • mosquito
  • moth
  • pest
  • spider
  • termite
  • tick
  • arachnid
  • arthropod
  • bedbug
  • bumblebee
  • cootie
  • fly
  • hornet
  • louse
  • daddy longlegs
  • vermin
  • yellowjacket
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On this page you'll find 31 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to praying mantis, such as: ant, aphid, bee, beetle, butterfly, and cockroach.
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How to use praying mantis in a sentence

The Praying Mantis is a bright green; she boasts an elongated prothorax and an alert gait.
MORE HUNTING WASPSJ. HENRI FABRE
The smell of a praying-mantis was acrid, and all beetles reeked of decay.
THE FORGOTTEN PLANETMURRAY LEINSTER
The Praying Mantis commences her nest at the blunter extremity, and completes it at the pointed tail.
SOCIAL LIFE IN THE INSECT WORLDJ. H. FABRE
Late in the day a Praying Mantis was brought to me, which merited attention on account of its exceptionally small size.
SOCIAL LIFE IN THE INSECT WORLDJ. H. FABRE
His arms were held in front of him like a praying mantis', and his hands clutched a bar.
THEY TWINKLED LIKE JEWELSPHILIP JOS FARMER
But with the Praying Mantis, sticking out her long legs and her spreading wings, rotation is no longer feasible.
THE LIFE OF THE SPIDERJ. HENRI FABRE
There, suddenly, Tommy sees towering over him a creature that turns his blood cold—a gigantic praying mantis.
ASTOUNDING STORIES OF SUPER-SCIENCE FEBRUARY 1930VARIOUS
Once they saw a great praying-mantis a good half-mile off, and again they deviated from their proper route.
THE FORGOTTEN PLANETMURRAY LEINSTER
Near sunset he came upon another fairly recent praying-mantis hatchling.
THE FORGOTTEN PLANETMURRAY LEINSTER
He encountered a four-foot praying-mantis that raised its saw-toothed forelimbs and waited immobile for him to come within reach.
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WORDS RELATED TO PRAYING MANTIS

  • ant
  • aphid
  • arachnid
  • arthropod
  • bedbug
  • bee
  • beetle
  • bumblebee
  • butterfly
  • cockroach
  • cootie
  • daddy longlegs
  • dragonfly
  • flea
  • fly
  • fruit fly
  • gnat
  • grasshopper
  • hornet
  • ladybug
  • louse
  • mite
  • mosquito
  • moth
  • pest
  • praying mantis
  • spider
  • termite
  • tick
  • vermin
  • yellowjacket
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.