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mantispid
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Noun mantispid has 1 sense
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mantispid, n.
Any neuropterous insect of the genus Mantispa , and allied genera. The larvæ feed on plant lice. Also used adjectively. See Illust. under Neuroptera. [1913 Webster]
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