pangolin
/ˈpæŋɡəlɪn/
pangolin noun: any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the family Manidae within the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia.
Noun
pangolin (plural pangolins)
- Any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the family Manidae within the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia.
- Like many Sri Lankans, pangolins have big tongues, thick hides and small brains. They pick on ants, rats and anything smaller than them. They hide in terror when faced with bullies and get up to mischief when the lights are out. They are hundreds of thousands of years old and are plodding towards...2022, Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, Sort Of Books, page 302
- Synonyms:
- manid, scaly anteater, trenggiling
pangolin meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam
pangolin in Hindi
- mammal
- सल्लू साँप sallū sā̃p
pangolin in Tamil
- mammal
- அழுங்கு aḻuṅku, எறும்புத்தின்னி eṟumputtiṉṉi
pangolin in Bengali
- mammal
- বনরুই bonorui
pangolin in Malayalam
- mammal
- ഈനാമ്പേച്ചി īnāmpēcci
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- pangolin in Kannada
- ಚಿಪ್ಪುಹಂದಿ
- pangolin in Punjabi
- ਪੈਂਗੋਲਿਨ paiṅgolin
- pangolin in Assamese
- বন-ৰৌ bon-rou
- pangolin in Tagalog
- panggolin
- pangolin in Malay
- tenggiling, pengguling
- pangolin in Indonesian
- trenggiling
- pangolin in Thai
- นิ่ม nîm, ลิ่น lîn
- pangolin in Vietnamese
- tê tê, trút
Synonyms of pangolin
- manid
- scaly anteater
- trenggiling
Forms of pangolin
| plural | pangolins |
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Origin of pangolin
Borrowed from Malay pengguling, from peng- (“denominative prefix”) + guling (“to roll”).
Words formed from pangolin
Questions about pangolin
- What does pangolin mean?
- Pangolin means any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the family Manidae within the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia.
- What is pangolin in Hindi?
- Pangolin in Hindi is सल्लू साँप (sallū sā̃p). See Pangolin meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is pangolin?
- Pangolin is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pangolin?
- Pangolin is pronounced /ˈpæŋɡəlɪn/.
- What is the plural of pangolin?
- The plural of pangolin is pangolins.
Words near pangolin in the dictionary
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