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GENUS MANIS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Manidae
Synonyms:
genus Manis; Manis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Manis" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Manis"):
anteater; pangolin; scaly anteater (toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites)
Holonyms ("genus Manis" is a member of...):
family Manidae; Manidae (coextensive with the order Pholidota)
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