Manis definitions

Manis

1) Animal actor 2) Genus manis 3) Hand prettifiers 4) Mammal genus 5) Type genus of the manidae
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Manis

[given name] Manis is a given name; those bearing it include: ...
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[orangutan] Manis was the trained orangutan that played Clyde, Clint Eastwood`s orangutan sidekick from the 1978 box office hit Every Which Way But Loose. Its 1980 sequel, Any Which Way You Can (1980), did not feature Manis, as he had grown too much between productions. The orangutan that played Clyde in the second film died of a cerebral h...
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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.
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manis

<zoology> 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. ... Synonym: Scaly anteater. See Pangolin. ... Origin: NL, fr. L. Manes the ghosts or shades of the dead. So called from its dismal app...
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Manis

Ma'nis (mā'nĭs) noun [ New Latin , from Latin manes the ghosts or shades of the dead. So called from its dismal appearance, and because it seeks for its food by night.] (Zoology) A genus of edentates, covered with large, hard, triangular scales, with sharp edges that ove...
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