Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Manis"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Manis \Ma"nis\, n. [NL., fr. L. manes the ghosts or shades of
the dead. So called from its dismal appearance, and because
it seeks for its food by night.] (Zo["o]l.)
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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Manis
n : type genus of the Manidae [syn: {Manis}, {genus Manis}]
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