English Explanatory Dictionary

heelwalker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of the order Mantophasmatodea of carnivorous, wingless insects that superficially resemble a cross between praying mantises and phasmids.

Word forms

heelwalker heelwalkers

Etymology

Compound of heel + walker, from the fact that these insects have a habit of walking with the tips of their feet held up in the air.

Synonyms

gladiator rock crawler

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