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 termites

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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