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Mantis vs Locust - What's the difference?

mantis | locust |

As a proper noun mantis

is .

As a noun locust is

a type of grasshopper in the family acrididae that flies in swarms and is very destructive to crops and other vegetation.

mantis

English

(wikipedia mantis)

Alternative forms

* mantid

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.

    • Derived terms

    * praying mantis

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    locust

    English

    (wikipedia locust)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A type of grasshopper in the family Acrididae that flies in swarms and is very destructive to crops and other vegetation.
  • A locust tree.

    • Usage notes

    * sometimes confused with locus

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