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Manis

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See also: manis, manís, and maŋis

Translingual

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Manis crassicaudata

Etymology

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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

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Manis f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Manidae – pangolins.

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Latin

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Proper noun

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Mānīs

  1. accusative plural of Mānēs