mantislike en · ADJ
Etymology
From mantis + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of a mantis.
She had large round eyeglasses and a radial distribution of face wrinkles which together gave a mantislike impression.
2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more mantislike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most mantislike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |