Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Mantis \Man"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a prophet.] (Zo["o]l.)
   Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects
   of the genus {Mantis}, and allied genera. They 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 {M. Carolina}.

   {Mantis shrimp}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Sguilla}.

Source : WordNet®

mantis
     n : predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions;
         rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer [syn: {mantid}]
     [also: {mantes} (pl)]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

MANTIS
     
         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.
     
        {Home (http://www.cincom.com/products/mantis/)}.
     
        (2003-08-08)