: 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 alsoscaly anteater
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Her new venture sits amid the Soutpansberg Mountains, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve that’s home to wildlife including giraffes, leopards, and the endangered pangolin.—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025 The innovation has been able to identify prints on tiger claws, rhino horns, pangolin scales and other wildlife, the photographer writes on Instagram.—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024 In addition, traffickers were often found to be smuggling sea horses alongside other products, like pangolin scales and elephant ivory.—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025 Today Gabon’s jungles are a stronghold for forest elephants, along with mandrills, chimpanzees, gorillas, and endangered giant pangolins.—Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pangolin
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