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Webster 1913 Edition

Rear-horse

Rear′-horseˊ

(rēr′hôrsˊ)
,
Noun.
[So called because it
rears
up when disturbed.]
(Zool.)
A mantis.

Definition 2024

rear-horse

rear-horse

English

Noun

rear-horse ‎(plural rear-horses)

  1. A mantis.

Etymology

Because it rears up when disturbed.

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