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pangolin
[ pang-guh-lin, pang-goh- ]
noun
- any mammal of the order Pholidota, of Africa and tropical Asia, having a covering of broad, overlapping, horny scales and feeding on ants and termites.
pangolin
/ pæŋˈɡəʊlɪn /
noun
- any mammal of the order Pholidota found in tropical Africa, S Asia, and Indonesia, having a body covered with overlapping horny scales and a long snout specialized for feeding on ants and termites Also calledscaly anteater
Word History and Origins
Origin of pangolin1
Word History and Origins
Origin of pangolin1
Example Sentences
But no DNA from bats or pangolins turned up in any of the Huanan market samples.
In urban settings like Singapore, the researchers suggested focusing on medium-sized species such as langurs, pangolins, hornbills and butterflies, which can adapt to urbanised landscapes with proper conservation support.
Threatened pangolins, known as armored anteaters, scramble along branches.
The tests could help law enforcement agents more quickly identify the source of untold numbers of hunted pangolins, possibly millions of which are illegally shipped around the world each year.
One day, as she was doing field work outside the city, she saw an animal doing the same thing - it was a Chinese pangolin, one of eight species of the scaly nocturnal mammal.
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