mantis

mantis

Insecto con patas delanteras largas que usa para atrapar otros insectos y animales pequeños.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: praying mantis

Expresiones frecuentes: praying mantis, green mantis, mantis egg case

verde mantis

Color verde parecido al de muchas mantis.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: shade of mantis, mantis green