The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MANTIS which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2022.
Predatory insect crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MANTIS | 63 % | 6 |
| ANTLION | 25 % | 7 |
| DRAGONFLY | 13 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Predatory insect
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- mantis
- dragonfly
- odonate
- assassin bug
- wheel bug
- snakefly
- raid
- damselfly
- carnivorous
- raptorial
- tiger beetle
- carnivore
Crossword Answer definitions
MANTIS noun- Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.
- A green colour, like that of many mantises.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result MANTIS
- Praying ___
- Praying insect
- Praying figure
- Close cousin of the cockroach
- Insectivorous insect
- Insect that appears to be in prayer
- Insectivore that seems to be saying grace
- Praying insect?
- Small prayer?
- "Praying" insect
More clues leading to the result ANTLION
- Doodlebug
- Grown-up doodlebug
- Adult doodlebug
- Pit-digging insect
- Kind of insect.
- Predatory insect
- Doodlebug's parent