MANIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Manis mean? 

• MANIS (noun)
  The noun MANIS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Manidae

  Familiarity information: MANIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MANIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Manidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Manis; Manis

Hypernyms ("Manis" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Manis"):

anteater; pangolin; scaly anteater (toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites)

Holonyms ("Manis" is a member of...):

family Manidae; Manidae (coextensive with the order Pholidota)