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"1": "el",
"2": "μάντις"
},
"expansion": "μάντις (mántis)",
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},
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"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "mante religieuse",
"lit": "religious mantis"
},
"expansion": "French mante religieuse (literally “religious mantis”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Gottesanbeterin",
"lit": "God-worshipper"
},
"expansion": "German Gottesanbeterin (literally “God-worshipper”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "pt",
"2": "louva-a-deus",
"lit": "God-praiser"
},
"expansion": "Portuguese louva-a-deus (literally “God-praiser”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fa",
"2": "آخوندک",
"lit": "little cleric",
"tr": "âxundak"
},
"expansion": "Persian آخوندک (âxundak, literally “little cleric”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "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 (literally “religious mantis”), German Gottesanbeterin (literally “God-worshipper”), Portuguese louva-a-deus (literally “God-praiser”), Persian آخوندک (âxundak, literally “little cleric”).",
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"pos": "noun",
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"Any of various predatory, cannibalistic insects of the order Mantodea that have a prayer-like stance."
],
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"code": "bsa",
"lang": "Abinomn",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "tigʷərere"
},
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"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "hottentotsgod"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
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"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "faras an-nabiyy",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "فَرَس اَلنَّبِيّ"
},
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "aġotʿarar",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "աղոթարար"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "harcʿuk",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "հարցուկ"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "dəvədəlləyi"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "marisorgin"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "bahamól",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "багамо́л"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bogomólka",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "богомо́лка"
},
{
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mantodeu"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "ca",
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"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pregadeu"
},
{
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"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "pregamans"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "ceb",
"lang": "Cebuano",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "simbasimba"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "dng",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "huzɨ",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"Dungan"
],
"word": "хузы"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tángláng",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "螳螂"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dāolang",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "刀螂"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "kudlanka nábožná"
},
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"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "kudlanka"
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{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "knæler"
},
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"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bidsprinkhaan"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "manto"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "rukoilijasirkka"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mante religieuse"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Gottesanbeterin"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Fangschrecke"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "alogáki tis Panagías",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "αλογάκι της Παναγίας"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "gamál shlomó",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "גְּמַל שְׁלֹמֹה"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "imádkozó sáska"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "ájtatos manó"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "ilo",
"lang": "Ilocano",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "wasaywasay"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mantide religiosa"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "螳螂"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"alt": "かまきり, カマキリ, kamakiri, とうろう, tōrō",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "蟷螂"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "kgp",
"lang": "Kaingang",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "jókaka"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "kɑndoop seh",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "កណ្ដូបសេះ"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "samagwi",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "사마귀"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"alt": "螳螂",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "dangnang",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "당랑"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "mǣng mā",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "ແມງມ້າ"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dievlūdzējs"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "maldininkas"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "bogomolka",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "богомолка"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "rō"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "whē"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "Naakaii náázééł"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "âxundak",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "آخوندک"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "pbv",
"lang": "Pnar",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "chyrtoh"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "modliszka"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "louva-a-deus"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cavalinho-de-deus"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "călugăriță"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bogomól",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "богомо́л"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "богомољка"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
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"feminine"
],
"word": "bogomoljka"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kudlanka"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kudlanka nábožná"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bogomolka"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mantis religiosa"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "rezadora"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"Mexico",
"feminine"
],
"word": "campamocha"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"Venezuela",
"feminine"
],
"word": "cerbatana"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"Argentina",
"Uruguay",
"feminine"
],
"word": "mamboretá"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"Spain",
"feminine"
],
"word": "santateresa"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"Argentina",
"masculine"
],
"word": "tatadiós"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "es",
"english": "specifically Extremadura",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"Spain",
"Western",
"feminine"
],
"word": "triquitesa"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"Northwestern-Argentina",
"masculine"
],
"word": "usamico"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "bönsyrsa"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "sambasamba"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "sasamba"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "mandadangkal"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "dták-gà-dtɛɛn-dtam-kâao",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "ตั๊กแตนตำข้าว"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "th",
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"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "ตั๊กแตนต่อยมวย"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "peygamberdevesi"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "peygamber devesi"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 22 9",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bohomól",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "богомо́л"
},
{
"_dis1": "75 18 8",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantodea order",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "knæler"
}
]
},
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"A mantid of the species Mantis religiosa."
],
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"(regional, in Europe) A mantid of the species Mantis religiosa."
],
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],
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"_dis1": "15 77 8",
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "Mantis religiosa",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pederez"
},
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"_dis1": "15 77 8",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bogomolka",
"sense": "Mantis religiosa",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "богомолка"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 77 8",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Mantis religiosa",
"word": "rukoilijasirkka"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 77 8",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Mantis religiosa",
"word": "eurooppalainen rukoilijasirkka"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 77 8",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Mantis religiosa",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mante religieuse"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 77 8",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "Mantis religiosa",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "barbantesa"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 77 8",
"code": "pam",
"lang": "Kapampangan",
"sense": "Mantis religiosa",
"word": "kansasamba"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 77 8",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obyknovénnyj bogomól",
"sense": "Mantis religiosa",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "обыкнове́нный богомо́л"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 77 8",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "Mantis religiosa",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bogomolka"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 77 8",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Mantis religiosa",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mantis religiosa"
}
]
},
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"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "աղոթարար"
},
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"code": "hy",
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"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "հարցուկ"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "dəvədəlləyi"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "marisorgin"
},
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "bahamól",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "багамо́л"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bogomólka",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "богомо́лка"
},
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
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"masculine"
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
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"lang": "Catalan",
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"masculine"
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"lang": "Cebuano",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "simbasimba"
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"code": "dng",
"lang": "Chinese",
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"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
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],
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},
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tángláng",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "螳螂"
},
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dāolang",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "刀螂"
},
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "kudlanka nábožná"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
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"word": "knæler"
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
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"word": "bidsprinkhaan"
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"code": "eo",
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"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "manto"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "rukoilijasirkka"
},
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mante religieuse"
},
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
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"word": "Fangschrecke"
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "alogáki tis Panagías",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
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"neuter"
],
"word": "αλογάκι της Παναγίας"
},
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "gamál shlomó",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "גְּמַל שְׁלֹמֹה"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "imádkozó sáska"
},
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "ájtatos manó"
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"code": "ilo",
"lang": "Ilocano",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "wasaywasay"
},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mantide religiosa"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "螳螂"
},
{
"alt": "かまきり, カマキリ, kamakiri, とうろう, tōrō",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "蟷螂"
},
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"code": "kgp",
"lang": "Kaingang",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "jókaka"
},
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"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "kɑndoop seh",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "កណ្ដូបសេះ"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "samagwi",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "사마귀"
},
{
"alt": "螳螂",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "dangnang",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "당랑"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "mǣng mā",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "ແມງມ້າ"
},
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"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dievlūdzējs"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "maldininkas"
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"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "bogomolka",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "богомолка"
},
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "rō"
},
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "whē"
},
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"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "Naakaii náázééł"
},
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"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "âxundak",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "آخوندک"
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"code": "pbv",
"lang": "Pnar",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "chyrtoh"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "modliszka"
},
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "louva-a-deus"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cavalinho-de-deus"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "călugăriță"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bogomól",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "богомо́л"
},
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
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"word": "богомољка"
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
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"code": "sk",
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"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kudlanka"
},
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"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kudlanka nábožná"
},
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"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bogomolka"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mantis religiosa"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "rezadora"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"Mexico",
"feminine"
],
"word": "campamocha"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"Venezuela",
"feminine"
],
"word": "cerbatana"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"Argentina",
"Uruguay",
"feminine"
],
"word": "mamboretá"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"Spain",
"feminine"
],
"word": "santateresa"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"Argentina",
"masculine"
],
"word": "tatadiós"
},
{
"code": "es",
"english": "specifically Extremadura",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"Spain",
"Western",
"feminine"
],
"word": "triquitesa"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"Northwestern-Argentina",
"masculine"
],
"word": "usamico"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "bönsyrsa"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "sambasamba"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "sasamba"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "mandadangkal"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "dták-gà-dtɛɛn-dtam-kâao",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "ตั๊กแตนตำข้าว"
},
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"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "ตั๊กแตนต่อยมวย"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "peygamberdevesi"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"word": "peygamber devesi"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bohomól",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantidae family",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "богомо́л"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "any of various predatory insects of the Mantodea order",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "knæler"
},
{
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "Mantis religiosa",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pederez"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bogomolka",
"sense": "Mantis religiosa",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "богомолка"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Mantis religiosa",
"word": "rukoilijasirkka"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "Mantis religiosa",
"word": "eurooppalainen rukoilijasirkka"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Mantis religiosa",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mante religieuse"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "Mantis religiosa",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "barbantesa"
},
{
"code": "pam",
"lang": "Kapampangan",
"sense": "Mantis religiosa",
"word": "kansasamba"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obyknovénnyj bogomól",
"sense": "Mantis religiosa",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "обыкнове́нный богомо́л"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "Mantis religiosa",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "bogomolka"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "Mantis religiosa",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mantis religiosa"
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],
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"Mantis"
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"word": "praying mantis"
}
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