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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pangolin  \Pan"go*lin\,  n.  [Malay  pang?lang.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  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}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pangolin 
  n  :  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:  {scaly  anteater},  {anteater}] 




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