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pangolin in British English
(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 called: scaly anteaterWord origin
C18: from Malay peng-gōling, from gōling to roll over; from its ability to roll into a ballpangolin in American English
(ˈpængoʊlɪn; ˈpæŋgoʊlɪn; pænˈgoʊlɪn; pæŋˈgoʊlɪn)
noun
any of an order (Pholidota) of toothless, scaly mammals of Asia and Africa, feeding on ants and termites and able to roll into a ball when attacked; scaly anteater
Word origin
Malay pëṅguliṅ, roller < guliṅ, to rollImage ofpangolin
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Examples of 'pangolin' in a sentencepangolin
- to maintain that ...
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- to make a break (for it)
- to-make-a-break-for-it
- to make a cheque payable to sb
- to make a choice
- to make a clean break or start
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- to make a clean breast of sth
- to make a comeback
- to make a commitment (to do sth)
- to make a complaint (to sb)
- to make a confession
- to make a copy of sth
- to make a cut in sth
- to make a dash for it
- to make a dash for somewhere
- to make a decision
- to make a dent in sth
- to make a detour
- to make a discovery
- to make advances to sb
- to make a face to pull a face
- to-make-a-fast-buck