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    PANGOLIN

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    anteater; pangolin; scaly anteater

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("pangolin" is a kind of...):

    eutherian; eutherian mammal; placental; placental mammal (mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials)

    Holonyms ("pangolin" is a member of...):

    genus Manis; Manis (type genus of the Manidae)

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