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mantis religiosaCualquiera de unas 2.200 especies de insectos neópteros, de distribución cosmopolita, caracterizados por un cuerpo elongado, especialmente el protórax, y dos patas delanteras modificadas, dotadas de garfios con los que sujetan a su presa. Son predadores voraces, empleando su coloración críptica para acechar; la posición del cuerpo y las patas delanteras al acecho recuerda a la adoptada para rezar en algunas religiones, lo que motiva su nombre vernáculo.Rate it:

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accedere ad cotidiani sermonis genusto adopt the language of everyday life.Rate it:

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et id genus omneAnd everything of that sort.Rate it:

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inconditum dicendi genus (Brut. 69. 242)a rough, unpolished style.Rate it:

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et hoc genus omneAnd all this kind.Rate it:

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fusum orationis genusa running style.Rate it:

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genus dicendi (scribendi); oratiostyle.Rate it:

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genus dicendi grave or grande, medium, tenue (cf. Or. 5. 20; 6. 21)elevated, moderate, plain style.Rate it:

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genus universum in species certas partiri et dividere (Or. 33. 117)to analyse a general division into its specific parts.Rate it:

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genus vitae (vivendi) or aetatis degendae deligereto choose a career, profession.Rate it:

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inflatum orationis genusa bombastic style.Rate it:

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poesis genus ad Romanos transferreto transplant to Rome one of the branches of poesy.Rate it:

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sexus (not genus) virilis, muliebristhe male, female sex.Rate it:

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chestnutA tree or shrub of the genus Castanea.Rate it:

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caballo del diabloInsecto del orden Mantodea, con alas plegadas sobre el cuerpo alargado, su cabeza puede girar en 180°, de color generalmente verde o del color de la vegetación en la que vive, espera pacientemente a su presa a la que caza por sorpresa con sus patas delanteras; su pose para cazar es similar a la de una persona que reza, de donde toma su nombre de Mantis religiosa.Rate it:

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blazing starAlternative form of blazingstar, many plants of genus Liatris.Rate it:

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butter cupA term of affection Or endearment for someone you like Buttercups are a large genus of flowering plants called Ranunculus. It has yellow, shiny petals, and grows wild in many places. It is poisonous to eat for humans and cattle, but when dry the poison is not active.Rate it:

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Chinese cherryAny of several species of genus Prunus:Chinese flowering cherry (Prunus cyclamina)Chinese plum-cherry (Prunus humilis)Chinese sour cherry (Prunus pseudocerasus)Chinese dwarf cherry (Prunus tomentosa)Chinese bush cherry (Prunus tomentosa)Rate it:

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guinea pigA tailless rodent of the Cavia genus, with short ears and larger than a hamster; the species Cavia porcellus is often kept as a pet.Rate it:

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marsh grassA genus (Spartina) of coarse grasses growing in marshes.Rate it:

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partes generibus subiectae suntthe species is subordinate the genus.Rate it:

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small reedA reed-like grass of the genus Calamagrostis.Rate it:

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soap plantAny plant of the genus Chlorogalum, endemic to western North America, especially Chlorogalum pomeridianum, the most widespread species.Rate it:

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