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Scaly anteater
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.

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- Pangolins, sometimes known as scaly anteaters, are mammals of the order Pholidota (/fɒlɪˈdoʊtə/). The one extant family, the Manidae, has three genera:...
- termites: Pangolin (scaly anteater), boreoeutherian placental mammals found in tropical regions of Africa and Asia Aardvark (Cape anteater), a medium-sized...
- pangolin (Manis cr****icaudata), also called thick-tailed pangolin and scaly anteater, is a pangolin native to the Indian subcontinent. Like other pangolins...
- (Phataginus tricuspis) is one of eight extant species of pangolins ("scaly anteaters"), and is native to equatorial Africa. Also known as the tree pangolin...
- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pangolin, sometimes known as a scaly anteater, is a mammal of the order Pholidota -one extant family, Manidae; more...
- Ferae Order Pholidota Family Manidae: (about 8 species) pangolins, scaly anteaters (Africa, South Asia) Order Carnivora: carnivorans (cosmopolitan) Suborder...
- sometimes known by the common name "scaly anteater," and formerly considered to be in the same order as anteaters, they are taxonomically distant, grouped...
- hippopotamuses, dolphins and whales, some seals and walruses, and scaly anteaters. Waddell; et al. (1999). "Using novel phylogenetic methods to evaluate...
- Maurice LaMarche) is an odd, wart-covered in a cloak that resembles a scaly anteater/crocodile hybrid. The Oracle prophesied that when Robotnik invaded Mobius...
- otter, sloth bear, small Travancore flying squirrel, Indian pangolin (scaly anteater), porcupine, wild boar, sambar, spotted deer, barking deer, mouse deer...