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pangolin
noun
pan·go·lin
ˈpaŋ-gə-lən 
ˈpan-
: 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
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Over 100,000 pangolins are poached from the wild every year.
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Michael Adkesson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Visitors can experience it through game drives, night safaris, waterfall hikes, and rare pangolin conservation encounters.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2025
The listing was met with cheers from environmental advocates, who say pangolins are close to going extinct.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 16 June 2025
When threatened by predators, the pangolins curl into a ball, protecting themselves with their tough scales.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 June 2025
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Michael Adkesson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Visitors can experience it through game drives, night safaris, waterfall hikes, and rare pangolin conservation encounters.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2025
The listing was met with cheers from environmental advocates, who say pangolins are close to going extinct.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 16 June 2025
When threatened by predators, the pangolins curl into a ball, protecting themselves with their tough scales.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 June 2025
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“Pangolin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pangolin. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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pangolin
noun
pan·go·lin
ˈpaŋ-gə-lən
ˈpan-
: any of several Asian and African toothless mammals having the body covered with large overlapping horny scales
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