mantis

mantis
    n 1: predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions;
         rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer [syn: {mantis},
         {mantid}]
    

Mantis \Man"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a prophet.] (Zool.)
   Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects
   of the genus {Mantis}, and allied genera. They are predacious
   long-bodied large-eyed insects of warm regions, are
   remarkable for their slender grotesque forms, and for holding
   their stout anterior legs in a manner suggesting hands folded
   in prayer. The common American species is {Mantis Carolina}.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Mantis shrimp}. (Zool.) The {Squilla}, a tropical marine
      burrowing crustacean with large grasping appendages. Also
      called {mantis crab} and {mantis prawn}.
      [1913 Webster]
    

MANTIS

   <language> A structured, full-function procedural {4GL} and
   application development system from {Cincom}.  MANTIS enables
   the developer to design prototypes, create transaction screens
   and reports, define logical data views, write structured
   procedures, and dynamically test, correct, document, secure,
   and release applications for production in a single,
   integrated, interactive session.

   MANTIS applications can be enhanced with gOOi, the graphical
   object-oriented interface, which creates graphical Windows
   representations of existing MANTIS screens.

   (http://cincom.com/products/mantis/).

   (2003-08-08)