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Index of animals with the same common name
Leaf mantis (and leafy mantis) is a common name for certain praying mantises including: those often also called shield mantis, i.e. species within Choeradodis
Leaf_mantis
Common name for several praying mantises
verification] Flower mantis Leaf mantis Shield mantis Grass mantis Stick mantis Acanthops List of mantis genera and species Dead Leaf Praying Mantis "Web of Life"
Dead_leaf_mantis
Chaeteessidae Bark mantis Boxer mantis Dead leaf mantis Flower mantis Grass mantis Ground mantis Leaf mantis Shield mantis Stick mantis "Mantodea home page"
List of mantis genera and species
List_of_mantis_genera_and_species
Species of mantis camouflaged to resemble flowers to lure their prey
has been observed in other mantises including the stick mantis and dead-leaf mantis. The observed behavior of these mantises includes positioning themselves
Flower_mantis
Species of praying mantis
Deroplatys desiccata, known by the common name giant dead leaf mantis, is a praying mantis from Southeast Asia. This is the type species of genus Deroplatys
Deroplatys_desiccata
Index of animals with the same common name
Shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis) and leaf mantis (or leafy mantis) are common names for certain praying mantises with an extended thorax aiding
Shield_mantis
Species of praying mantis
Deroplatys lobata, common name Southeast Asian dead leaf mantis or dead leaf mantis, is a species of praying mantis that inhabits Thailand, Java, Borneo, Indonesia
Deroplatys_lobata
Species of praying mantis
Phyllocrania paradoxa, common name ghost mantis, is a small species of mantis from Africa remarkable for its leaf-like body. It is one of the three species
Phyllocrania_paradoxa
Genus of praying mantises
mantises with common names such as shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis), and leaf mantis (or leafy mantis) because of their extended, leaf-like
Choeradodis
Common name for several praying mantises
the recently identified Mantophasmatodea. Grass mantis Dead leaf mantis Flower mantis List of mantis genera and species Dichotomous Key to Species of
Stick_mantis
Form of camouflage
and butterflies such as Kallima, many katydids, the leaf mantises such as Choeradodis, and the leaf insects (Phyllidae) among the phasmids. Mimicry is
Leaf_mimicry
Genus of praying mantises
praying mantises native to Asia and possessing common names such as shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis), and leaf mantis (or leafy mantis) because
Asiadodis
Species of praying mantis
names Tropical Shield Mantis, Hood Mantis, Hooded Mantis, Cobra Mantis, and Leaf mantis, is a South American species of praying mantis, restricted to the
Choeradodis_rhomboidea
Species of praying mantis
Philippines dead leaf mantis, is a species of dead leaf mantis. It is endemic to the Philippines. Mantises of Southeast Asia List of mantis genera and species
Deroplatys_philippinica
Species of praying mantis
is a species of praying mantis in the subfamily Deroplatyinae and the new (2019) family Deroplatyidae. This "dead leaf mantis" species is native to the
Deroplatys_gorochovi
British actor (born 1976)
his childhood and has kept an exotic assortment of pets, including a leaf-mantis named Gizmo, a black widow spider named Witchitar, and an albino snake
Dominic_Monaghan
Species of praying mantis
Acanthops falcataria, common name South American dead leaf mantis, is a species of mantis in the family Acanthopidae. It is not to be confused with Acanthops
Acanthops_falcataria
Common name for several praying mantises
Theopompa sp. (Asian bark mantises) Dead leaf mantis Flower mantis Grass mantis Leaf mantis Shield mantis Stick mantis List of mantis genera and species "Tanzanian
Bark_mantis
Species of praying mantis
Deroplatys truncata is a species of praying mantis in the family Deroplatyidae. This "dead leaf mantis" species is native to Southeast Asia. The species
Deroplatys_truncata
Species of praying mantis
Acanthops falcata, common name South American dead leaf mantis or boxer mantis, is a species of praying mantis in the subfamily Acanthopinae of the family Acanthopidae
Acanthops_falcata
Genus of praying mantises
praying mantises native to Asia. They have common names such as shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis), and leaf mantis (or leafy mantis) because
Tamolanica
Order of insects including praying mantises
Mantises are an order (Mantodea) of insects that contains over 2,400 species in about 460 genera in 33 families. The largest family is the Mantidae ("mantids")
Mantis
Genus of praying mantises
praying mantises native to Asia and possessing common names such as shield mantis, hood mantis (or hooded mantis), and leaf mantis (or leafy mantis) because
Rhombodera
Common name for several praying mantises
Dead leaf mantis Flower mantis Grass mantis Leaf mantis Shield mantis Stick mantis List of mantis genera and species Alien Insect: Praying Mantis, 2004
Boxer_mantis
Topics referred to by the same term
Asian mantis, species of praying mantis within the genus Hierodula Deroplatys desiccata, or giant dead leaf mantis, a species of praying mantis of genus
Giant_mantis
Genus of praying mantises
Deroplatys is a genus of mantis in the family Deroplatyidae. They are native to Asia and several share the common name of dead leaf mantis. The latest revision
Deroplatys
Genus of praying mantises
Most species in Acanthops are colloquially referred to as the dead leaf mantis, a common name also used for species in several other mantid genera.
Acanthops
Species of praying mantis
stalii is a species of praying mantis with common names that include tropical shield mantis, hooded mantis, and leaf mantis. It is found in Brazil, Ecuador
Choeradodis_stalii
Species of praying mantis
of praying mantis in the family Deroplatyidae. This "dead leaf mantis" species is native to Borneo. Mantises of Southeast Asia List of mantis genera and
Deroplatys_xuzhengfai
Species of praying mantis
American shield mantis, like the sister species in its genus, exhibit a prothorax with a widened pronotum that is shaped like a hood or a leaf. hence one of
Choeradodis_rhombicollis
Pokémon species
Barik, praised how it referenced the giant dead leaf mantis, a real-world species of praying mantis known for using camouflage, with Kleavor's rock-like
Kleavor
Species of praying mantis
praying mantis in the family Deroplatyinae. This "dead leaf mantis" species is native to Southeast Asia. Mantises of Southeast Asia List of mantis genera
Deroplatys_angustata
Species of praying mantis
praying mantis in the family Deroplatyidae. This "dead leaf mantis" species is native to Southeast Asia. Mantises of Southeast Asia List of mantis genera
Deroplatys_moultoni
Species of praying mantis
praying mantis in the family Deroplatyidae. This "dead leaf mantis" species is native to Southeast Asia. Mantises of Southeast Asia List of mantis genera
Deroplatys_trigonodera
Species of praying mantis
Choeradodis strumaria, common names leaf mantis and hooded mantis, is a species of praying mantis native to French Guiana and Suriname; although there
Choeradodis_strumaria
Common name for several praying mantises
List of mantis genera and species Mantises of North America Dead leaf mantis Flower mantis Grass mantis Leaf mantis Shield mantis Stick mantis Texas A&M
Ground_mantis
Common name for several praying mantises
bicornis (Indian grass mantis) Dead leaf mantis Flower mantis Stick mantis List of mantis genera and species Praying Mantises, AKA Mantids (Order Dictyoptera)
Grass_mantis
Species of praying mantis
praying mantis in the family Deroplatyidae. This "dead leaf mantis" species is native to Southeast Asia. Mantises of Southeast Asia List of mantis genera
Deroplatys_cordata
Hill resort in George Town, Penang, Malaysia
crickets are often heard. If one is discerning enough, the stick insect and leaf mantis may be found well-camouflaged among the vegetation. Penang Hill has a
Penang_Hill
Species of praying mantis
unusual leaf-like femoral projections near the joints of their four walking legs. Adults are distinguished from most other mantis species by their leaf-like
Sibylla_pretiosa
English painter
Kawasaki Cube #1 Toshikazu Kawasaki 53.5 cm 214 cm 2009 289 cm Leaf Mantis 2009 214 cm Leaf Mantis Manuel Sirgo Lion 2007 214 cm Lion Noboru Miyajima Mommoth
Sarah_Morris
Species of praying mantis
Brancsikia freyi is the type species in its genus of praying mantids: in the family Majangidae. Dead leaf mantis Animal Diversity v t e
Brancsikia_freyi
2016 British TV series or programme
in Germany. Pregnant Indian rhino Asha goes into labor at night. Dead Leaf Mantis Minnie is looking for a mate. 39 4 "The Egg Swap" 21 November 2018 (2018-11-21)
The_Secret_Life_of_the_Zoo
Species of praying mantis
pronotum than Rhombodera basalis. List of mantis genera and species Mantises of Asia Leaf mantis Shield mantis "Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences
Rhombodera_valida
Biological interaction
predators are trapdoor spiders and Australian crab spiders on land and mantis shrimps in the sea. Ambush predators often construct a burrow in which to
Predation
Species of praying mantis
Odontomantis planiceps, the Asian ant mantis, is a common species of praying mantis. Odontomantis planiceps is a small mantis, with adult size ranging from 1
Odontomantis_planiceps
Genus of praying mantises
insignis Phyllocrania paradoxa. Phyllocrania paradoxa adult male Nymph List of mantis genera and species Dead leaf mantis Parablepharis kuhlii Phyllothelys
Phyllocrania
Species of praying mantis
praying mantis in the family Acanthopidae and is one of many mantis from various genera that resembles a dead leaf. Dead leaf mantis List of mantis genera
Acanthops_royi
Species of praying mantis
areoplana is a species of praying mantis from Madagascar, in the family Majangidae. List of mantis genera and species Dead leaf mantis Animal Diversity v t e
Brancsikia_aeroplana
Zoo in San Diego, California, U.S
hissing cockroaches, leafcutter ants, Goliath beetles, giant dead leaf mantises, ghost mantises, two-spotted assassin bugs, giant African millipedes, giant
San_Diego_Zoo
Species of praying mantis
is a species of praying mantis in the family Acanthopidae. It is observed in Taracoa, Ecuador. Dead leaf mantis List of mantis genera and species "Genus
Acanthops_coloradensis
Species of insect
praying mantis in the family Acanthopidae. This species was described by Chopard in 1916. Acanthops boliviana is found in Bolivia. Dead leaf mantis List
Acanthops_boliviana
Collectible card game revolving around endangered species
peacock-pheasant Clouded leopard Clubnose guitarfish Coffee Cogongrass Dead-leaf mantis Earless monitor lizard Elongated caecilian False gharial Fireflies Flat-headed
Xeko
Zoo in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia
birdwings, tree nymphs and Indian leafwings, as well as orchid and dead leaf mantises, man-faced stink bugs, tarantulas, Malaysian giant scorpions and many
National_Zoo_of_Malaysia
Species of insect
species of praying mantis in the family Acanthopidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia. Dead leaf mantis List of mantis genera and species
Acanthops_centralis
Tribe of praying mantises
Zehntner, 1895 is now placed in the family Epaphroditidae. Dead Leaf Mantis List of mantis genera and species "Tribe Deroplatyini: Mantodea Species File"
Deroplatyini
Order of stick and leaf insects
or ghost insects, with phasmids in the family Phylliidae called leaf insects, leaf-bugs, walking leaves, or bug leaves. The order name is derived from
Phasmatodea
Species of praying mantis
Astyliasula phyllopus, the leaf-footed astyliasula, is a species of mantis in the family Hymenopodidae. List of mantis genera and species [1] Tree of
Astyliasula_phyllopus
Genus of praying mantises
freyi Brancsik, 1893 (synonym: Brancsikia simplex) - type species Dead leaf mantis Mantodea Species File subfamily Brancsikiinae (retrieved 18 July 2020)
Brancsikia
Species of praying mantis
Ilomantis ginsburgae is a species of leaf-dwelling praying mantis from Madagascar. It is the first praying mantis species characterised by its female genitalia
Ilomantis_ginsburgae
Documentary
Midnight" March 29, 2011 (2011-03-29) Rounds: – Giant rainforest mantis vs. Spiny leaf insect – Bull ant vs. Redback spider – Water spider vs. Water strider
Monster_Bug_Wars
Species of praying mantis
width of the leaf-like expansions of the medial femurs. Named after Austrian entomologist, Dr. Bernd Hauser. Toxodera hauseri List of mantis genera and
Toxodera_hauseri
Largest class of crustaceans
lobsters, spiny lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill, prawns, isopods, amphipods, mantis shrimp, and many other less familiar animals. They are abundant in all marine
Malacostraca
Superorder of insects
Mantophasmatodea (gladiators) Dictyoptera Blattodea (cockroaches, termites) Mantodea (mantises) E u m e t a b o l a Paraneoptera * Psocodea (barklice, lice) Thysanoptera
Coleopterida
Species of orchid
Caladenia tentaculata, commonly known as the eastern mantis orchid, large green-comb, green comb or fringed spider orchid is a plant in the orchid family
Caladenia_tentaculata
Species of stick insect native to Australia
dimorphism of many similar insects (particularly other phasmids as well as mantises), males are small and thinner, growing only about 11 cm (4.5 in) in length
Extatosoma_tiaratum
Species of stick insect
called Linnaeus' Leaf Insect in honor of its species describer. Phyllium siccifolium was described by Linnaeus in 1758 as Gryllus (Mantis) siccifolius. The
Phyllium_siccifolium
Form of collective animal behaviour
A. Frieiro-Costa, J. Gómez-Zurita, R. Westerduijn. 2014. Subsociality in leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae, Chrysomelinae). Journal of
Sociality
2024 video game
Crab (Coenobita clypeatus) Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) Leaf-mimic Praying Mantis (Pseudoxyops perpulchra) Mole Cricket (Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa)
Empires_of_the_Undergrowth
Insects of the order Blattodea
years ago. Fossil roachoids are considered the common ancestor of both mantises and modern cockroaches, and are distinguished from the latter by the presence
Cockroach
Clade of insects
Mantophasmatodea (gladiators) Dictyoptera Blattodea (cockroaches, termites) Mantodea (mantises) E u m e t a b o l a Paraneoptera * Psocodea (barklice, lice) Thysanoptera
Holometabola
Order of insects
earwig (Doru aculeatum), found as far north as Canada, where it hides in the leaf axils of emerging plants in southern Ontario wetlands. However, other families
Earwig
Biology term, usually refers to a type of insect wing
(grasshoppers, crickets and similar families), Mantodea (praying mantis), Phasmatodea (stick and leaf insects) and Blattodea (cockroaches). It is also a term used
Tegmen
Order of insects that includes cockroaches and termites
that contains cockroaches and termites. Collectively, Blattodea and the mantis order Mantodea are considered part of the superorder Dictyoptera. Formerly
Blattodea
Class of insects in Linnaeus' System Natura
Gryllus gongylodes – Gongylus gongylodes Gryllus religiosus – Mantis religiosa, European mantis Gryllus oratorius – Iris oratoria Gryllus precarius – Stagmatoptera
Coleoptera in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae
Coleoptera_in_the_10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae
(2021-08-02). "A tree of leaves: Phylogeny and historical biogeography of the leaf insects (Phasmatodea: Phylliidae)". Communications Biology. 4 (1): 932. doi:10
List_of_insect_orders
Predator that hunts by surprise, as opposed to those that chase
such as the starfish, cephalopods, crustaceans, spiders, insects such as mantises, and vertebrates such as many types of snake, fish, and cats. Ambush predators
Ambush_predator
Extinct paraphyletic group of insects
Dictyoptera (the group containing modern cockroaches, termites and praying mantises). They generally resemble cockroaches, but most members, unlike modern
Roachoid
Metropolitan France include: Donacia brevitarsis and Donacia malinovskyi, leaf beetles of the genus Donacia Lucanus cervus, the stag beetle Musca domestica
List of insects of Metropolitan France
List_of_insects_of_Metropolitan_France
Superorder of insects
Blattodea (termites and cockroaches together) and the order Mantodea (mantises). All modern Dictyoptera have short ovipositors and typically lay oothecae
Dictyoptera
Order of insects
insects by having an elongated prothorax but not the modified forelegs of the mantis-flies. Most species are between 15 and 30 mm (0.6 and 1.2 in) in length
Snakefly
American retired general (born c. 1957)
believe and be deceived by government". Steemit. Retrieved 2020-11-21. Mantis, Monad (2020-03-19). "Wikileaks Reveals: Major General William N. McCasland
Neil_McCasland
2005 book by Garth Nix
to the Border Sea, Wednesday's domain. Leaf and Arthur are separated when Leaf is picked up by the Flying Mantis, a large ship, and Arthur is left behind
Drowned_Wednesday
Order of insects
always in leaf tissue. These may occur as curls, rolls or folds, or as alterations to the expansion of tissues causing distortion to leaf blades. More
Thrips
Subspecies of orchid
orchid with a single erect, hairy leaf and one or two green, yellow and red flowers. It is similar to the fringed mantis orchid (Caladenia falcata) but has
Caladenia attingens subsp. attingens
Caladenia_attingens_subsp._attingens
Species of palm
Retrieved 2007-05-05. Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1938. Sylva Telluriana. Mantis Synopt. New genera and species of trees and shrubs of North America p 13
Corypha_umbraculifera
Scientific study of insects
Mantophasmatodea (gladiators) Dictyoptera Blattodea (cockroaches, termites) Mantodea (mantises) E u m e t a b o l a Paraneoptera * Psocodea (barklice, lice) Thysanoptera
Entomology
Clade of insects
Phasmatodea (stick insects) Embioptera (webspinners) Dictyoptera Mantodea (mantises) Blattodea (cockroaches and termites) Eumetabola Paraneoptera Condylognatha
Eumetabola
stick mantises Toxodera maxima and Ischnomantis gigas can reach lengths of over 17 cm, but are more gracile in build than other large mantises. Other
List_of_largest_insects
United States Navy admiral
2013. "Operations Prime Chance and Praying Mantis: USSOCom's First Test of Fire". Operation Praying Mantis–Naval Historical Society of Australia, November
Anthony_A._Less
Species of wasp
nectar, and animal carcasses and are often prey to birds, ants, and praying mantis. Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure, a Swiss mineralogist and entomologist
Mischocyttarus_flavitarsis
Spice mixture used in Chinese cuisine
black beans Fish ball Fishcake Frog legs Garland chrysanthemum Kai-lan Mantis shrimp Ong choy Pig blood curd Pig's ear Rapeseed Saang mein Sea cucumbers
Five-spice_powder
Species of true bug
populations including ladybirds, predatory lygaeid bugs, and several species of mantis. Neem oil can be used as a biopesticide. On cotton, it has been found that
Amrasca_biguttula
Ancient Greek methods of consulting their gods
gods." The Greek word for a diviner is mantis (pl. manteis), generally translated as "prophet" or "seer". A mantis is to be distinguished from a hiereus
Greek_divination
Extinct order of dragonfly-like animals
Mantophasmatodea (gladiators) Dictyoptera Blattodea (cockroaches, termites) Mantodea (mantises) E u m e t a b o l a Paraneoptera * Psocodea (barklice, lice) Thysanoptera
Meganisoptera
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List of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition monsters
List_of_Advanced_Dungeons_&_Dragons_2nd_edition_monsters
Order of insects
Mantophasmatodea (gladiators) Dictyoptera Blattodea (cockroaches, termites) Mantodea (mantises) E u m e t a b o l a Paraneoptera * Psocodea (barklice, lice) Thysanoptera
Protodiptera
Extinct order of insects
Mantophasmatodea (gladiators) Dictyoptera Blattodea (cockroaches, termites) Mantodea (mantises) E u m e t a b o l a Paraneoptera * Psocodea (barklice, lice) Thysanoptera
Palaeodictyoptera
Family of flies commonly known as no see ums, or biting midges
male Leptoconops Ceratopogonid feeds on a mantis (The midge is on the front right femorotibial joint of the mantis, which itself is eating a bee) A Forcipomyia
Ceratopogonidae
Milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae
(Harmonia axyridis) feed on eggs and first-instar monarch larvae. The Chinese mantis (Tenodera sinensis) will consume the larvae once the gut is removed thus
Monarch_butterfly
LEAF MANTIS
LEAF MANTIS
Girl/Female
Muslim
Leaf
Girl/Female
French, Hindu, Indian
Leaf
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu
Leaf
Boy/Male
British, English
Leaf
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Devon)
English (chiefly Devon) : nickname for a thin or lean person, from Middle English lene ‘lean’ (Old English hlǣne).Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Liatháin (see Lehane).Reduced form of Scottish McLean.
Surname or Lastname
English, Spanish, and Portuguese
English, Spanish, and Portuguese : nickname for a loyal or trustworthy person, from Old French leial, Spanish and Portuguese leal ‘loyal’, ‘faithful (to obligations)’, Latin legalis, from lex, ‘law’, ‘obligation’ (genitive legis).
Female
Hebrew
(לֵ×ָה) Hebrew name LEAH means "weary." In the bible, this is the name of Jacob's first wife. Compare with other forms of Leah.
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse Leifr, LEIF means "descendant, heir."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Leaf
Female
Hebrew
 Variant spelling of Hebrew Leah, LEA means "weary." Compare with another form of Lea.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Leaf
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Leaf
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Leaf.
Female
English
 Variant spelling of Old English Lea, LEAH means "meadow." Compare with other forms of Leah.
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Old Norse Guðleifr, GUÃLEIF means "divine heir."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Leaf
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pallabi | பலà¯à®²à®¾à®ªà¯€ Â
Leaf
Pallabi | பலà¯à®²à®¾à®ªà¯€ Â
Female
English
 Old English name LEA means "meadow." Compare with another form of Lea.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Leaf
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal names Lēofa (masculine) and Lēofe (feminine) ‘dear’, ‘beloved’. These names were in part short forms of various compound names with this first element, in part independent affectionate bynames.English : apparently a topographic name for someone who lived in a densely foliated area, from Middle English lēaf ‘leaf’; a certain Robert Intheleaves is recorded in London in the 14th century.Americanized form of Swedish Lö(ö)f, Löv, an ornamental name from löv ‘leaf’.English translation of the Ashkenazic Jewish ornamental surname Blatt.
LEAF MANTIS
LEAF MANTIS
Male
Hebrew
(×™ï‹×ָש×) Hebrew name YOWASH means "given by the Lord." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including the father of Gideon. Joash is the Anglicized form.
Boy/Male
Teutonic
Bright fame.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Aromatic
Girl/Female
Indian
Joy, German, Noble
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Lotus
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced form of O’Hayden, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÉideáin and Ó hÉidÃn ‘descendant of Éideán’ or ‘descendant of ÉidÃn’, personal names apparently from a diminutive of éideadh ‘clothes’, ‘armor’. There was also a Norman family bearing the English name (see 2 below), living in County Wexford.English : habitational name from any of various places called Hayden or Haydon. The three examples of Haydon in Northumberland are named from Old English hÄ“g ‘hay’ + denu ‘valley’. Others, for example in Dorset, Hertfordshire, Somerset, and Wiltshire, get the name from Old English hÄ“g ‘hay’ (or perhaps hege ‘hedge’ or (ge)hæg ‘enclosure’) + dÅ«n ‘hill’.Jewish : see Heiden.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Meadow
Biblical
shadow; image; idol forbidden
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil, Telugu
A Song; A Little Song
Boy/Male
Arabic, Greek, Indian, Muslim, Telugu
King; Winner; Angel; Ruler; One who Loves God
LEAF MANTIS
LEAF MANTIS
LEAF MANTIS
LEAF MANTIS
LEAF MANTIS
n.
Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs; hence, pl., a roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.
n.
An article made of lead or an alloy of lead
v. i.
Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; not plump; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a lean cattle.
n.
A plummet or mass of lead, used in sounding at sea.
a.
Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn.
n.
Something which is like a leaf in being wide and thin and having a flat surface, or in being attached to a larger body by one edge or end; as : (a) A part of a book or folded sheet containing two pages upon its opposite sides. (b) A side, division, or part, that slides or is hinged, as of window shutters, folding doors, etc. (c) The movable side of a table. (d) A very thin plate; as, gold leaf. (e) A portion of fat lying in a separate fold or layer. (f) One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small.
v. t.
To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; as, to lead an army, an exploring party, or a search; to lead a political party.
a.
As deaf as a stone; completely deaf.
n.
The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction; as, to take the lead; to be under the lead of another.
v. i.
To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest.
v. t.
To cause to leap; as, to leap a horse across a ditch.
v. t.
To pass over by a leap or jump; as, to leap a wall, or a ditch.
v. i.
To shoot out leaves; to produce leaves; to leave; as, the trees leaf in May.
n.
A small cylinder of black lead or plumbago, used in pencils.
v. t.
To spend in idleness; -- with away; as, to loaf time away.
v.
A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape; as, a leak in a roof; a leak in a boat; a leak in a gas pipe.
superl
Full of leaves; abounding in leaves; as, the leafy forest.
a.
Having leaflike expansions on the legs; -- said of certain insects; as, the leaf-footed bug (Leptoglossus phyllopus).
v. i.
Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; -- used literally and figuratively; as, the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean discourse; lean wages.
n.
precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; as, the white horse had the lead; a lead of a boat's length, or of half a second.