Home › Words › M › mantidmantid/ˈmæntɪd/mantid · noun — mantis (insect).Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).mantid is pronounced /ˈmæntɪd/.EtymologyFrom New Latin Mantidae.nounmantis (insect)A mantis in the family Mantidae.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).