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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ma·nis n.  Zool. 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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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 scaly anteater
      n : toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body
          covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on
          ants and termites [syn: pangolin, anteater]