rear-horse

== English == === Etymology === Because it rears up when disturbed. === Noun === rear-horse (plural rear-horses) (archaic) A mantis (Mantodea spp.), especially a Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis carolina) === References === “rear-horse”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.