mantid

noun

man·​tid ˈman-təd 

: mantis

Examples of mantid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

First, mantids feed indiscriminately, consuming a wide variety of insects including beneficial insects such as bees, butterflies, and syrphid flies. — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026

Insects that overwinter as eggs include grasshoppers, aphids, mantids, some species of butterflies and moths like the Colorado hairstreak. — Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 16 May 2026

They are known to parasitize crustaceans and insects including praying mantids, beetles, crickets, and occasionally millipedes and centipedes, according to the study. — Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025

To learn more about what the matador bugs are doing, a team from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) exposed the bugs to two different types of arthropods–praying mantids and katydids. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Mantidae, group name, from Mantis, genus name

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mantid

• anted
• canted
• chanted
• granted
• panted
• planted
• ranted
• slanted
• decanted
• enchanted
• implanted
• recanted

Kids Definition

mantid

noun

man·​tid ˈmant-əd 

: mantis