| mantispid | (n) insect that resembles a mantis; larvae are parasites in the nests of spiders and wasps |
| mantispidae | (n) mantispids, Syn. family Mantispidae |
| mantispid | n. (Zool.) Any neuropterous insect of the genus |
| Mantispidae | prop. n. The natural family comprising the mantispids. |
| 擬螳螂;蟷螂擬 | [かまきりもどき;カマキリモドキ, kamakirimodoki ; kamakirimodoki] (n) (uk) mantidfly (any insect of the family Mantispidae) [Add to Longdo] |