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Mantis vs Nina - What's the difference?

mantis | nina |

As nouns the difference between mantis and nina

is that mantis is any of various large insects of the order mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs while nina is fire.

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

    Anagrams

    * * *

    nina

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (female) in continuous use since the 19th century.
  • * 1990 , Family Pictures , Harper & Row, ISBN 0060163976, pages 5, 25:
    • The first three, Macklin, Lydia, and Randall, were the special ones. Even those names, we thought, showed greater imagination, greater involvement on our parents' part, than ours did: Nina , Mary, Sarah. Clearly by that time they had run out of gas. - - -
    "Nina . Such a pretty, old-fashioned name. I hope you don't mind my saying that." "No; I'm glad you think so."
  • The Babylonian goddess of the watery deep, daughter of Ea.

    • Related terms

    * Ninotchka

    Anagrams

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