pangolin
/pæŋˈgəʊlɪn/noun
1- an African and Asian mammal that has a body covered with horny overlapping scales, a small head with elongated snout, a long sticky tongue for catching ants and termites, and a stout tapering tail穿山甲。亦称SCALY ANTEATER.
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- Family Manidae and order Pholidota: genera Manis (three species in Asia) and Phataginus (four species in Africa).穿山甲科, 鳞甲目：穿山甲属（亚洲3种）, 非洲穿山甲属（非洲4种）。
词源
late 18th cent.: from Malay peng-guling, literally 'roller' (from its habit of rolling into a ball).