MANTISPID

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Insect that resembles a mantis; larvae are parasites in the nests of spiders and wasps

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("mantispid" is a kind of...):

neuropteran; neuropteron; neuropterous insect (insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins)

Holonyms ("mantispid" is a member of...):

family Mantispidae; Mantispidae (mantispids)

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