manis

manis is a 5-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. type genus of the Manidae

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in manis:

amins, mains, mansi, minas

Common word forms

mani

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