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Manis

Webster's Dictionary

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Manis'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/manis.html. 1828.