Main Entry:

pan·go·lin

Pronunciation:

\ˈpaŋ-gə-lən, ˈpan-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Malay dialect 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]