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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites;
[syn: pangolin, scaly anteater, anteater]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pangolin \Pan"go*lin\ (p[a^][ng]"g[-o]*l[i^]n), n. [Malay pang[=u]lang.] (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pangolin n 1: toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites [syn: pangolin, scaly anteater, anteater]