pangolin

Pronunciation: /ˈpæŋɡəlɪn/

The English word “pangolin” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

Any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the family Manidae within the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia.

Borrowed from Malay pengguling, from peng- (“denominative prefix”) + guling (“to roll”).

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