pangolin

Meanings

Plural: pangolins

Noun

toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
Any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the family Manidae within the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pengguling, from peng- (“denominative prefix”) + guling (“to roll”).

Synonyms

anteater, scaly anteater, trenggiling

Scrabble Score: 11

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Words With Friends Score: 16

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