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noun • predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer | ||||||||
| 31% | 12 | Insect resembling a grasshopper or a cockroach | ||||||
noun • Any of the insects historically included in the order Orthoptera, including the cockroaches, earwigs, praying mantises, etc. | ||||||||
| 30% | 14 | Insect commonly mistaken for a cockroach | ||||||
noun • sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain | ||||||||
Insect Of The Cockroach Family Crossword Clue
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MANTIS which was last seen in the The Guardian Speedy crossword.
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MANTIS
Updated: October 15, 2023
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