Family Mantidae (Noun)
Meaning
Mantises.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The family Mantidae comprises nearly 2,500 species of mantises that are found all over the world.
- Members of the family Mantidae are known for their distinctive praying-like stance and spiked forelegs.
- The family Mantidae was first described by the Swedish botanist and zoologist Carolus Linnaeus in 1758.
- Most members of the family Mantidae are predators that feed on other insects, but some larger species have been known to prey on small vertebrates.
- The family Mantidae includes some of the most recognizable and iconic insects in the world, with over 500 species found in the United States alone.