英语词汇“manis”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

manis

/ˈmeɪnɪs/

Zoology

noun

Originally: a pangolin, a scaly anteater. Now (usually) (in form Manis): the genus of mammals (family Manidae, order Pholidota) comprising the Asian pangolins.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in The Gentleman's Magazine. From scientific Latin Manis, genus name (Linnaeus Systema Naturae (ed. 10, 1758) I. 36, after his use in Systema Naturae (ed. 6, 1748) 8), probably (as an inferred singular form) from classical Latin mānēs, with the sense ‘ghost’, referring to its solitary nocturnal habits.

单词	manis
释义	manis /ˈmeɪnɪs/ Zoology noun Originally: a pangolin, a scaly anteater. Now (usually) (in form Manis): the genus of mammals (family Manidae, order Pholidota) comprising the Asian pangolins. Origin Mid 18th century; earliest use found in The Gentleman's Magazine. From scientific Latin Manis, genus name (Linnaeus Systema Naturae (ed. 10, 1758) I. 36, after his use in Systema Naturae (ed. 6, 1748) 8), probably (as an inferred singular form) from classical Latin mānēs, with the sense ‘ghost’, referring to its solitary nocturnal habits.
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