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The Meaning of manis

  • (n.) 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.

Synonyms

Manis , genus Manis

Homophones

mannis

Rhymes

anas , anise , atlantis , banis , ganis , grannis , hannis , hovhaness , hyannis , janice , janis , johannes , kanis , manasseh , mannis , maraniss , marianas , mcmanis , mcmannis , mcmanus , pannus , pianists , stanis , stannous , vaness , vanous , yanis