Main Entry: pan·go·lin

Pronunciation: \ˈpaŋ-gə-lən, ˈpan-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Malay dial. pĕngguling

Date: 1774

: any of a family (Manidae of the order Pholidota) of Asian and African toothless mammals having the body covered dorsally with large imbricated horny scales —called also scaly anteater

[pangolin illustration]