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Definition of pangolin noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pangolin

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/ˈpæŋɡəlɪn/,
 
/pæŋˈɡəʊlɪn/
 
/ˈpæŋɡəlɪn/,
 
/pæŋˈɡəʊlɪn/
(also scaly anteater)
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  1. a small animal from Africa or Asia that eats insects, and has a long nose, tongue and tail, and hard scales on its bodyTopics Animalsc2
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Malay peng-guling, literally ‘roller’ (from its habit of rolling into a ball).
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