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Webster 1913 Edition

Pangolin

Pan′go-lin

(păṉ′gō̍-lĭn)

,

Noun.

[Malay

pangūlang

.]

(Zool.)

Any one of several species of

Manis

,

Pholidotus

, and related genera, found in Africa and Asia. They are covered with imbricated scales, and feed upon ants. Called also

scaly ant-eater

.

Webster 1828 Edition

Pangolin

PAN'GOLIN

,

Noun.

A species of Manis or scaly lizard, found only in Hindoostan.

Definition 2024

pangolin

pangolin

English

A pangolin raids a termite cathedral mound for a meal.

A tree pangolin.

Noun

pangolin ‎(plural pangolins)

The scaly anteater; any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia, the sole extant genus of which is Manis.

Synonyms

trenggiling
scaly anteater

Derived terms

Derived terms

Translations

mammal

Afrikaans: ietermagog
Amis: 'alem
Bau Bidayuh: wuom
Bunun: halum
Central Melanau: aam
Cherokee: ᎤᏯᏍᎦᏟᏳᏍᏗ ‎(uyasgatliyusdi)
Chinese:

Cantonese: 穿山甲 ‎(cyun¹ saan¹ gaap³)

Hakka: 鰱鯉, 鲢鲤 ‎(lièn-lî)

Mandarin: 穿山甲 (zh) ‎(chuānshānjiǎ), 鯪鯉 (zh), 鲮鲤 (zh) ‎(línglǐ), 龍鯉 (zh), 龙鲤 (zh) ‎(lónglǐ)

Min Nan: 鯪鯉 (zh-min-nan), 鲮鲤 ‎(lâ-lí), 穿山甲 ‎(chhoan-san-kah), 濆仔, 𣸣仔 ‎(bùn-á), 石鯪魚, 石鲮鱼 ‎(chio̍h-lêng-hî, chio̍h-lêng-hû), 步山虎 ‎(pō͘-soaⁿ-hó͘), 塗龜, 塗龟 ‎(thô͘-ku)
Erzya: коткодавшуля ‎(kotkodavšulja)
Esperanto: (♂♀) maniso, (♂) virmaniso, (♀) manisino, (♂♀ offspring) manisido, (♂) virmanisido, (♀) manisidino
Finnish: muurahaiskäpy (fi)
French: pangolin (fr) m, pangoline f
German: Schuppentier (de) n, Tannenzapfentier n
Hungarian: tobzoska (hu)
Indonesian: trenggiling (id)

Italian: pangolino m
Japanese: センザンコウ ‎(senzankō), 穿山甲 (ja) ‎(せんざんこう, senzankō)
Kanakanabu: kaniarumi
Kavalan: eRem
Kimaragang: bulukun
Malay: tenggiling, pengguling
Nataoran Amis: alem
Navajo: wóláchííʼ yildeełí bikágí ntłʼizí
Portuguese: pangolim m
Rukai: karadha
Russian: панголи́н (ru) m ‎(pangolín), я́щер (ru) m ‎(jáščer)
Sotho: kgaha
Spanish: pangolín m
Tagal Murut: bulukun
Tagalog: balintong
Taroko: arung
Thao: qalhum
Tsou: hiaemoza
Vietnamese: (con) tê tê (vi), (con) trút (vi)
Volapük: manit (♂♀), lunagöbamanit (♂♀ long-tailed pangolin)
West Coast Bajau: tenggiling