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Noun
1. praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)Usually written using kana alone, occ. written 杜父魚
Wikipedia definition
2. MantisMantodea (or mantises) is an order of insects that contains approximately 2,200 species in 15 families worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. Most of the species are in the family Mantidae.
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Other forms
螳螂 【かまきり】鎌切 【かまきり】蟐螂 【かまきり】蟷螂 【とうろう】螳螂 【とうろう】蟷螂 【いもじり】蟷螂 【いいぼむしり】カマキリ

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