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Webster 1913 Edition
Manis
‖
Ma′nis
(mā′nĭs)
, Noun.
[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.] (Zool.)
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
.