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单词 pangolin
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pan•go•lin  (panggə lin, pang gō-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mammalsany mammal of the order Pholidota, of Africa and tropical Asia, having a covering of broad, overlapping, horny scales and feeding on ants and termites. Also called scaly anteater. 
  • Malay pengguling (dialect, dialectal or bazaar Malay name for the animal) one who rolls up, equivalent. to peng- agentive prefix + guling roll up or around; so called from its habit of curling into a ball when threatened
  • 1765–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pangolin /pæŋˈɡəʊlɪn/ n
  1. 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 anteater
Etymology: 18th Century: from Malay peng-gōling, from gōling to roll over; from its ability to roll into a ball
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