Manis
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editManis f
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata), Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla - species in subgenus Manis (Manis)
- Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica), Philippine pangolin (Manis culionensis) - species in subgenus Manis (Paramanis).
References
edit- Manis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Manis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Manis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin
editProper noun
editMānīs