Associations to the word «Pangolin»

Wiktionary

PANGOLIN, noun. The scaly anteater; any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia, the sole extant genus of which is Manis.

Dictionary definition

PANGOLIN, 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.

Wise words

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