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Definition of Pangolin

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.

Definition of Pangolin

1. n. 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.

Definition of Pangolin

1. Noun. The scaly anteater; any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the order ''Pholidota'' of tropical Africa and Asia ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pangolin

1. a toothless mammal [n -S]

Medical Definition of Pangolin

1. 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. Synonym: scaly ant-eater. Origin: Malay panglang. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Pangolin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of the Earth and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith (1856)
"The lizard may be considered as a reptile, produced from an egg ; the pangolin is a quadruped, and brought forth alive, and perfectly formed. ..."

2. The Youth's Companion, Or, An Historical Dictionary: Consisting of Articles by Ezra Sampson (1813)
"pangolin, an animal of the scaly kind, and a native of the torrid climates of ... The pangolin is defended by thick scales, but has no teeth : it lives on ..."

3. The Journal of American Folk-lore by American Folklore Society (1920)
"So pangolin went out. He came to a bare rocky hill, on top of which stood ... Then he went to see pangolin. "I've come to be slashed for healing," he said, ..."

4. The Works of Sir William Jones by William Jones (1807)
"THE pangolin OF BAHAR. SENT BY MATTHEW LESLIE, E6Q. ... of the pangolin: ours has hardly any neck, and, though fome filaments are ..."

5. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1887)
"Wild ducks, pigeons, geese, snipe, partridge, and quail are found in the low-lying lands. The pangolin or scaly ant-eater is one of the ..."

6. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1861)
"pangolin, or SCALY ANT-EATER, a burrowing edentate mammal of the old world, whose species constitute ... The largest species is the short-tailed pangolin ..."

7. On the Genesis of Species by St. George Jackson Mivart (1871)
"... has teeth formed on a type quite different from that existing in any other mammal; yet its hairy coat is not known to exhibit THE pangolin ..."

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