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pangolin

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Pangolin (noun) means a scaly, long-tailed mammal found in Africa and Asia.

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A scaly, long-tailed mammal found in Africa and Asia.
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Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pengguling, made up of peng- ("denominative prefix") plus guling ("to roll").

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"pangolin" (noun) means a scaly, long-tailed mammal found in Africa and Asia.
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Other words for "pangolin" include anteater.

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