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pangolin

pan·go·lin

UK/ˈpæŋɡəlɪn/ US/pæŋˈɡoʊlɪn/ uncommon

noun

1.

toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites

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Origin

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

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