praying mantisとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Mantis from Greek μάντις (mántis). Named "praying mantis" for their stance, with the forelegs held together in a way that resembles a person praying. Similar designations exist in many European as well as non-European languages. Compare for example French mante religieuse (字義どおりに “religious mantis”), German Gottesanbeterin (字義どおりに “God-worshipper”), Persian آخوندک‎ (âxundak, literally “little cleric”).

名詞

praying mantis (複数形 praying mantises または praying mantes)

1. Any of various predatory, cannibalistic insects of the order Mantodea that have a prayer-like stance.
2. (regional, in Europe) A mantid of the species Mantis religiosa.
3. A woman who preys on men (from the idea that female praying mantises eat males after sex).

同意語

• (general term): mantid, mantis