genus mantis

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   type genus of the Mantidae: mantises

   Broaderarthropod genus

   Part ofMantidae

Questions about genus mantis

What does genus mantis mean?

genus mantis means "type genus of the Mantidae: mantises".

Is genus mantis a common word?

genus mantis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.