empuse
French, noun/ɑ̃.pyz/
empuse is spelled E-M-P-U-S-E (6 letters). Empuse is a French feminine noun meaning “Any praying mantis of genus Empusa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Insecte marcheur de l’ordre des mantoptères comme la mante”.
What does empuse mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineAny praying mantis of genus Empusa
- 2
feminineempusa
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Insecte marcheur de l’ordre des mantoptères comme la mante. 2. Moisissure de la famille des Entomophthoraceae, parasite de certains insectes. 3. Démon femelle de la mythologie grecque, spectre incarnation d’Hécate, envoyée sur Terre pour s’attaquer aux voyageurs.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of empuse
- empuses plural
- empousa
- empouse
- empusa
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce empuse?
- /ɑ̃.pyz/
- \ɑ̃.pyz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to empuse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.