scaly anteater n.
穿山甲
scaly anteater[ noun ]
toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
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Manis \Ma"nis\ (m[=a]"n[i^]s), 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}.