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

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