1) Arthropod family 2) Family manteidae 3) Family mantidae 4) Manteidae 5) Mantises 1) Manteidae 
Mantidae is the largest family of the order Mantodea, commonly known as praying mantises; most are tropical or subtropical. Historically, this was the only family in the order, and many references still use the term `mantid` to refer to any mantis. Technically, however, `mantid` refers only to members of the Mantidae family, and not the 14 rem...
[n] - mantises
family Mantidae noun mantises