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<p> an insect said to have been worshipped formerly by the Hottentots. It derives its name from the erect position and motion it assumes when alarmed. It was regarded by the [[Hottentots]] as a creature of bad omen, and to kill, or even to injure it, was looked upon as in the highest degree unlucky. </p> | <p> an insect said to have been worshipped formerly by the Hottentots. It derives its name from the erect position and motion it assumes when alarmed. It was regarded by the [[Hottentots]] as a creature of bad omen, and to kill, or even to injure it, was looked upon as in the highest degree unlucky. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_49520"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/mantis,+the+praying The Praying Mantis from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_49520"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/mantis,+the+praying The Praying Mantis from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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