Manis

See also: manis, manís, and maŋis

Translingual

Etymology

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

Manis f

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

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