'mantispid' definitions:
Definition of 'mantispid'
(from WordNet)
noun
Insect that resembles a mantis; larvae are parasites in the nests of spiders and wasps
Definition of 'mantispid'
From: GCIDE
- mantispid \man*tis"pid\, n. (Zool.) Any neuropterous insect of the genus Mantispa, and allied genera. The larvae feed on plant lice. Also used adjectively. See Illust. under Neuroptera. [1913 Webster]