Pangolin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia, having a long snout and a sticky tongue for catching and eating ants and termites. Also called scaly anteater.
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  • n. The scaly anteater; any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Any one of several species of Manis, Pholidotus, and related genera, found in Africa and Asia. They are covered with imbricated scales, and feed upon ants. Called also scaly ant-eater.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A scaly ant-eater; a phatagin; any edentate quadruped of the genus Manis or the family Manidæ (which see). Also pangaling, pangolin.
  • n. [capitalized] [NL.] A genus of pangolins. Also Pangolinus (Rafinesque).
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  • n. toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    eutherian    placental mammal    eutherian mammal    placental   
    Cross Reference
    long-tailed pangolin   
    Variant
    scaly ant-eater   
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