Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Manis \Ma"nis\, n. [NL., fr. L. manes the ghosts or shades of
   the dead. So called from its dismal appearance, and because
   it seeks for its food by night.] (Zo["o]l.)
   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}.

Source : WordNet®

Manis
     n : type genus of the Manidae [syn: {genus Manis}]