What part of speech is mantises?

Mantises can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. mantises is a noun, plural of mantis.

Inflections

Noun

What does mantises mean?

Definitions

Noun

mantis - predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer

Examples of mantises

#   Sentence  
1. noun "If they're mantises," Al-Sayib conjectured. "Then, yes."
2. noun I respect the praying mantis as a living creature!
3. noun I respect the praying mantis as a living being!
4. noun After realizing copulation, praying mantis usually devours the male.
5. noun "Mom, why don't we have a father?", asked the little praying mantis.
6. noun I respect the praying mantis as a living creature!
7. noun I respect the praying mantis as a living being!
8. noun After realizing copulation, praying mantis usually devours the male.
9. noun "Mom, why don't we have a father?", asked the little praying mantis.
Sentence  
noun
"If they're mantises," Al-Sayib conjectured. "Then, yes."
I respect the praying mantis as a living creature!
I respect the praying mantis as a living being!
After realizing copulation, praying mantis usually devours the male.
"Mom, why don't we have a father?", asked the little praying mantis.
I respect the praying mantis as a living creature!
I respect the praying mantis as a living being!
After realizing copulation, praying mantis usually devours the male.
"Mom, why don't we have a father?", asked the little praying mantis.

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