Word: mantisfly
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: man
tis
fly
Definition: Any species of insects in the family Mantispidae, which have heads and front legs looking like those of the praying mantis.
Morphemes:
Affix: mantis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μάντις
Language: grc
Decoded: mantis
Meaning: soothsayer
Affix: fly
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).