- genus Manis
- nountype genus of the Manidae• Syn: ↑Manis• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Manidae, ↑family Manidae• Member Meronyms: ↑pangolin, ↑scaly anteater, ↑anteater
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genus Manis
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