Mantis is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.
You can make 164 anagrams from letters in mantis (aimnst).
1650-60; New Latin Greek mántis prophet, kind of insect; akin to mania
I have seen the mantis religiosa on a larger scale than this, now and then.
mantis's evil temper broke out: "She has done this, the malign one!"
The mantis oratoria, rather smaller, is less commonly met with.
An ex-wife of one of her conquests had even described her as a “praying mantis with a terminator smile”.
A few days later, Hafernik found more bees, and again fed them to the mantis.
In the eyes of the Languedoc peasants the mantis religiosa is almost sacred.
Dr. Bleek did not find that the mantis was prayed to, as Cagn was by Qing.
But now obedience was forgotten because there was this young praying mantis.
Dr. Bleek identifies his name with that of the mantis insect.
Only if a thing fled did the mantis pursue with deadly ferocity.