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богомол

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Russian

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Etymology

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From бог (bog) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ -мол (-mol), combining form of моли́ться (molítʹsja, to pray).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bəɡɐˈmoɫ]
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Noun

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богомо́л (bogomólm anim (genitive богомо́ла, nominative plural богомо́лы, genitive plural богомо́лов)

  1. devotionalist, pietist
  2. pilgrim
  3. praying mantis

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Ukrainian

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 богомол on Ukrainian Wikipedia
богомол звичайний

Etymology

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From бог (boh) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ -мол (-mol), combining form of моли́тися (molýtysja, to pray).

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Noun

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богомо́л (bohomólm animal (genitive богомо́ла, nominative plural богомо́ли, genitive plural богомо́лів)

  1. mantis (any of various large insects of the order Mantodea)
  2. praying mantis (Mantis religiosa)

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