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PANGOLIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pangolin mean? 

PANGOLIN (noun)
  The noun PANGOLIN has 1 sense:

1. toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termitesplay

  Familiarity information: PANGOLIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PANGOLIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

anteater; pangolin; scaly anteater

Hypernyms ("pangolin" is a kind of...):

eutherian; eutherian mammal; placental; placental mammal (mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials)

Holonyms ("pangolin" is a member of...):

genus Manis; Manis (type genus of the Manidae)


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