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▪ I. ‖ manis Zool.|ˈmeɪnɪs|
[mod.L. (Linnæus), said to be an assumed sing. of manes.]
The typical genus of the family Manidæ (scaly ant-eaters); any individual of this genus, a pangolin.
1770Phil. Trans. LX. 36 A new Species of the Manis, or Scaly Lizard. 1802Bingley Anim. Biog. (1813) I. 125 Of the manis tribe. 1850R. G. Cumming Hunter's Life S. Afr. (ed. 2) I. 247 The manis is met with throughout the interior of South Africa, but it is rare. 1872Mivart Elem. Anat. ii. (1873) 58 The long tailed Pangolin or Manis.
▪ II. manis, -isch
obs. Sc. forms of menace. |