Manteodea (Noun)
Meaning
Mantises; in former classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Manteodea classification covered various species of mantises that have a distinctive elongated body.
- In some outdated taxonomic systems, the order Manteodea was considered a distinct group within the insect class.
- Historically, entomologists placed praying mantises in the suborder Manteodea, a group characterized by their spiked forelegs.
- Manteodea is an obsolete taxonomic term that was once used to describe an order of insects including praying mantises.
- Former classifications recognized the Manteodea as a suborder within the Orthoptera order, but it has since been revised.