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Definition of Manis
1. Noun. Type genus of the Manidae.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Manidae, Manidae
Member holonyms: Anteater, Pangolin, Scaly Anteater
Definition of Manis
1. n. A genus of edentates, covered with large, hard, triangular scales, with sharp edges that overlap each other like tiles on a roof. They inhabit the warmest parts of Asia and Africa, and feed on ants. Called also Scaly anteater. See Pangolin.
Definition of Manis
1. mani [n] - See also: mani
Medical Definition of Manis
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Manis
Literary usage of Manis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of Carnivorous, Pachydermatous, and Edentate Mammalia in the by John Edward Gray (1869)
"manis. The upper surface of the fore feet hairy, without any scales. Scales of
the body slender, oblong, with nearly parallel striae. ..."
2. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"manis, Lin. The Pangolins,(3) or Scaly Ant-Eaters as they are called, are destitute
of teeth, have a very extensible tongue, and live on Ants and Termites ..."
3. Essays and Observations on Natural History, Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology by John Hunter, Richard Owen (1861)
"The bladder is pendulous. The testicles are within the abdomen, and are fixed,
not moveable as in the mouse, <fec.1 [THE SHORT-TAILED MAN is. (manis ..."
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