mantis

mantide

Insetto con lunghe zampe anteriori che usa per catturare altri insetti e piccoli animali.

In inglese semplice: An insect with long front legs that it uses to catch other insects and small animals.

• A mantis sat on the leaf.
• The mantis caught a fly with its front legs.
• We found two mantises in the garden.

Sinonimi: praying mantis

Espressioni comuni: praying mantis, green mantis, mantis egg case

verde mantide

Tonalità di verde simile al colore di molte mantidi.

In inglese semplice: A green colour like that of many of these long-legged hunting insects.

• The palette includes a shade called mantis.
• She chose mantis for the background colour.
• Mantis is lighter than the dark green beside it.

Espressioni comuni: shade of mantis, mantis green