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cheval du diable

French, noun/ʃə.val dy djabl/

cheval du diable is spelled C-H-E-V-A-L-D-U-D-I-A-B-L-E (14 letters). Cheval du diable is a French masculine noun meaning “praying mantis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does cheval du diable mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinepraying mantis

  2. 2

    masculinelocust

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of cheval du diable

  • chevaux du diable plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce cheval du diable?

  • /ʃə.val dy djabl/

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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