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pangolin.[1830-40]
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scaly anteater
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scaly anteater — n. PANGOLIN … English World dictionary
scaly anteater — 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 • Syn: ↑pangolin, ↑anteater • Hypernyms: ↑placental, ↑placental mammal, ↑eutherian, ↑eutherian mammal … Useful english dictionary
Scaly anteater — Manis Ma nis (m[=a] n[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. L. manes the ghosts or shades of the dead. So called from its dismal appearance, and because it seeks for its food by night.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of edentates, covered with large, hard, triangular scales,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scaly anteater — noun Date: 1840 pangolin … New Collegiate Dictionary
scaly anteater — noun Any of several species of pangolin … Wiktionary
scaly anteater — noun another term for pangolin … English new terms dictionary
scaly anteater — scal′y ant′eater n. mam pangolin • Etymology: 1830–40 … From formal English to slang
scaly anteater — /skeɪli ˈæntitə/ (say skaylee anteetuh) noun → pangolin …
Anteater (disambiguation) — Anteater properly refers to the four species of the suborder Vermilingua native to Mexico, Central America, and tropical South America. Anteater can also refer to any of several unrelated species which have independently and convergently adapted… … Wikipedia
scaly lizard — scaly anteater or scaly lizard, = pangolin. (Cf. ↑pangolin) … Useful english dictionary
