manidae

Proper noun

A taxonomic family within the order Pholidota — the pangolins.

Origin

Manis +‎ -idae

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Scales, &c. - True scales, or flat imbricated plates of horny material, covering the greater part of the body, are found in one family only of mammals, the pangolins or Manidae; but these are also associated with hairs growing from the intervals between the scales or on the parts of the skin not covered by them.

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