Manis

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See also: manis, manís, and maŋis

Translingual

Manis crassicaudata

Etymology

From Latin manes (“the ghosts or shades of the dead”) So called from its dismal appearance, and because it seeks its food by night.

Proper noun

Manis f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Manidae – the pangolins.

Hyponyms

Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica), Philippine pangolin (Manis culionensis) - species in subgenus Manis (Paramanis).

References

Latin

Proper noun

Mānīs

  1. accusative plural of Mānēs
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