Manis definitions

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: type genus of the Manidae [syn: Manis, genus Manis]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Pangolin, scaly ant-eater, scaly lizard.