Predatory insect
The crossword clue "Predatory insect" is answered by MANTIS, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1988. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
MANTIS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MANTIS answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1988. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- ANTLION (2 uses in xd)
- DRAGONFLY (1 uses in xd)
- PRAYINGMANTIS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for MANTIS
Every other clue in this collection answered by MANTIS, most used first.
- "Praying" insect - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Praying ___ - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
- "Praying" bug - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Noisy insect - CICADA, used 28 times
- Insect with pincers - EARWIG, used 19 times
- Stinging insect - HORNET, used 17 times
- Insect section - THORAX, used 13 times
- Predatory bird - RAPTOR, used 12 times
- Loud insect - CICADA, used 10 times
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