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MANIDAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Manidae mean? 

MANIDAE (noun)
  The noun MANIDAE has 1 sense:

1. coextensive with the order Pholidotaplay

  Familiarity information: MANIDAE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MANIDAE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Coextensive with the order Pholidota

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Manidae; Manidae

Hypernyms ("Manidae" is a kind of...):

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Manidae"):

genus Manis; Manis (type genus of the Manidae)

Holonyms ("Manidae" is a member of...):

order Pholidota; Pholidota (pangolins; in some former classifications included in the order Edentata)


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