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MANTISPID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Insect that resembles a mantis; larvae are parasites in the nests of spiders and wasps
Classified under:
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)