Manis
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Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Manis f
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata), Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla - species in subgenus Manis (Manis)
- Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica), Philippine pangolin (Manis culionensis) - species in subgenus Manis (Paramanis).
References
[edit]Manis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Manis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Manis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Mānīs