pangolin Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
    scaly anteater; anteater.

WordNet

Pan"go*lin noun
Etymology
Malay panglang.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913