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Definition of Manis

Manis
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.

Meaning of Manis from wikipedia

- Manis is a genus of South Asian and East Asian pangolins. Known fossil species: Asian giant pangolin †M. paleojavanica Extant species: Subgenus Manis...
- Manis Friedman (full name: Menachem Manis HaKohen Friedman, Hebrew: מנחם מניס הכהן פרידמן‎; born 1946) is a Chabad Lubavitch H****id, Shliach, rabbi, author...
- scale"). The one extant family, Manidae, has three genera: Manis, Phataginus and ****sia. Manis comprises the four species found in Asia, while Phataginus...
- Mani may refer to: Maní, Casanare a town and muni****lity in Casanare Department, Colombia Mani, Chad, a town and sub-prefecture in Chad Mani, Evros,...
- Manis is a genus of pangolins. Manis may also refer to: Manis (given name) Manis (surname) Manis (orangutan) (fl. 1978), film performer Manis Mastodon...
- Manis paleojavanica, the Asian giant pangolin, is an extinct species of pangolin (genus Manis) native to Asia. In 1926, E. Dubois described the bones...
- Retrieved 15 February 2016. Kecap manis Indonesian cuisine. "Sejarah Bango". Kecap Bango (in Indonesian). "ABC Kecap Manis Rasa Mantap". Heinz ABC (in Indonesian)...
- feature Manis, as the "child actor" had grown too much between productions. In the sequel two orangutans, C.J. and Buddha, shared the role. Manis returned...
- Manis is a surname. Those bearing it include: Andrew M. Manis (born 1954), American historian Chad Manis (fighter) (fl. 2010), a mixed martial art fighter...
- Máni (Old Norse "Moon") is the personification of the Moon in Norse mythology. Máni, personified, is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th...
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