Pangolin Definition

pănggə-lĭn, păn-
pangolins
noun
pangolins
Any of an order (Pholidota) of toothless, scaly mammals of Asia and Africa, feeding on ants and termites and able to roll into a ball when attacked; scaly anteater.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
pangolin
Plural:
pangolins

Origin of Pangolin

  • Malay pengguling something that rolls up peng- n. pref. -guling to roll (from its habit of rolling up into a ball when frightened)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Malay pengguling.

    From Wiktionary

Pangolin Sentence Examples

  • Synopsis A pangolin is an obscure species of scaly anteater.

  • The name scaly anteater is applied to the pangolin; the banded anteater (Myrmecobius fasciatus) is a marsupial, and the spiny anteater (Echidna) is one of the monotremes (see Marsupialia and Monotremata).

  • The edentates are represented by the pangolin (Manis sp.?) of the Palawan group. In the seas are found the dolphin, cachalot and dugong.

  • Lastly, the pangolin (Manis) is represented by two species in the eastern Himalaya.

  • When stressed, the environment in which you are keeping the pangolin, should be at least 36 degrees up to 42 degrees.

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Words Starting With

PPAPAN

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NINLIN

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