Definitions for mantispid

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mantispid man·tis·pid

Spelling: [man-tis-pid]

IPA: /mænˈtɪs pɪd/

Mantispid is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 436 anagrams from letters in mantispid (adiimnpst).

Definitions for mantispid

noun

1. any neuropterous, mantislike insect of the family Mantispidae, the larvae of which are parasites in the nests of spiders or wasps.

Origin of mantispid

New Latin Mantispidae family of insects, equivalent to Mantisp(a) genus name (apparently erroneously for *Mantiopa, equivalent to manti(s) mantis + Greek -ōp(s) hav