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Manidae

noun

coextensive with the order Pholidota

• Syn: ↑family Manidae

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Pholidota, ↑order Pholidota

• Member Meronyms: ↑Manis, ↑genus Manis

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\\ˈmanəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Manis, type genus + -idae

: a family of mammals that is coextensive with the order Pholidota and that includes the pangolins

Useful english dictionary. 2012.