Definition of Pangolin. Meaning of Pangolin. Synonyms of Pangolin

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Definition of Pangolin

Pangolin
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.

Meaning of Pangolin from wikipedia

- Pangolins, sometimes known as scaly anteaters, are mammals of the order Pholidota (/fɒlɪˈdoʊtə/). The one extant family, the Manidae, has three genera:...
- specifically: Manidae (pangolins) Maninae (subfamily: Asiatic pangolins) Manis (Asiatic pangolins) Manis cr****icaudata (Indian pangolin) Manis pentadactyla...
- The Phylogenetic ****ignment of Named Global Outbreak Lineages (PANGOLIN) is a software tool developed by Dr. Áine O'Toole and members of the Andrew Rambaut...
- The Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica), also known as the Malayan or Javan pangolin, is a species of pangolin. It is found throughout Southeast Asia, including...
- The pangolin trade is the illegal poaching, trafficking, and sale of pangolins, parts of pangolins, or pangolin-derived products on the black market....
- The Indian pangolin (Manis cr****icaudata), also called thick-tailed pangolin and scaly anteater, is a pangolin native to the Indian subcontinent. Like...
- The ground pangolin (****sia temminckii), also known as Temminck's pangolin, Cape pangolin or steppe pangolin is a species of pangolin from genus ****sia...
- The Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) is a pangolin native to the northern Indian subcontinent, northern parts of Southeast Asia and southern China...
- white-bellied pangolin or three-cusped pangolin, it is the most common of the African forest pangolins. Phataginus tricuspis is a relatively small pangolin. The...
- The giant pangolin (****sia gigantea) is a species of pangolins from genus ****sia of subfamily ****siinae within the family Manidae. It is the largest...