Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia, having a long snout and a sticky tongue for catching and eating ants and termites.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A scaly ant-eater; a phatagin; any edentate quadruped of the genus Manis or the family Manidæ (which see). Also pangaling, pangolin.
- noun [capitalized] [NL.] A genus of pangolins. Also
Pangolinus (Rafinesque).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) 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 .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
scaly anteater ; any of several long-tailed,scale -coveredmammals of theorder Pholidota of tropicalAfrica andAsia
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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I discovered that a pangolin is a mammal with scale like skin that protects it from predators.
Creating, Managing & Pres. Dig. Assets: National Museum of African Art 2006
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I discovered that a pangolin is a mammal with scale like skin that protects it from predators.
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These days, they consider the animal a fortuitous gift, as a single pangolin is worth what a Vietnamese farmer would make in six months, according to CNN.
'Scaly Anteater,' Pangolin, Being Hunted To Extinction In Asia (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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These days, they consider the animal a fortuitous gift, as a single pangolin is worth what a Vietnamese farmer would make in six months, according to CNN.
'Scaly Anteater,' Pangolin, Being Hunted To Extinction In Asia (VIDEO) Travis Walter Donovan 2010
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These days, they consider the animal a fortuitous gift, as a single pangolin is worth what a Vietnamese farmer would make in six months, according to CNN.
'Scaly Anteater,' Pangolin, Being Hunted To Extinction In Asia (VIDEO) Travis Walter Donovan 2010
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These days, they consider the animal a fortuitous gift, as a single pangolin is worth what a Vietnamese farmer would make in six months, according to CNN.
'Scaly Anteater,' Pangolin, Being Hunted To Extinction In Asia (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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This ant-eater is known as the "pangolin," or "manis," but there are several species of "pangolin" not African.
The Bush Boys History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family Mayne Reid 1850
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This ant-eater is known as the "pangolin," or "manis," but there are several species of "pangolin" not African.
Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850
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Thompson, who turns 53 today (and who apparently favors mouth-watering cherry pie as his birthday glucose of choice), writes: "If circumstances had been a little different Michael Keaton might have one day donned the pangolin costume."
'CUL DE SAC,' Or: The Day's Favorite Funnypage Reference to Batman... Michael Cavna 2010
chained_bear commented on the word pangolin
Aww. Or wait... Awwwww!!
March 17, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word pangolin
Ooh. This one's a great photo.
March 17, 2008
dontcry commented on the word pangolin
First of all -- how is that a mammal? Second, *korf*
August 7, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word pangolin
Oh stop. It's adorable.
August 7, 2008
dontcry commented on the word pangolin
Adorable to an armadillo, or a mole, or a stegosaurus, maybe.
August 7, 2008
yarb commented on the word pangolin
We are all pangolins, according to Weirdnet def. 2.
August 8, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word pangolin
I would be proud of being a pangolin.
August 8, 2008
rolig commented on the word pangolin
Ich bin ein Pangolin!
Edit: Actually, the German word would be Schuppentier ("scale-beast") or Tannenzapfentier ("pinecone-beast").
I am a pinecone-beast!
August 8, 2008
rolig commented on the word pangolin
This from Wikipedia: "The pangolin is often compared to a walking pine cone or globe artichoke."
Edit: link added
August 8, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word pangolin
citation needed
August 8, 2008
yarb commented on the word pangolin
Walking pinecones are often found in close proximity to pangolins. It's convergent evolution.
August 8, 2008
reesetee commented on the word pangolin
Ooh, neat! I want to be a walking pinecone!
August 8, 2008
rolig commented on the word pangolin
"I'm a little pinecone, short and stout!
Here is my scaly tail, here is my snout! …"
August 8, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word pangolin
*sings with rolig*
"When you tip me o-verr, hear me..."
Wait. What kind of noise do pangolins make?
edit: I rather think the tag is somewhat misplaced...
August 8, 2008
yarb commented on the word pangolin
Pangolins snuffle.
"When you tip me o-verr, hear me snuffle,
Pick! me up and feed me a truffle."
August 8, 2008
reesetee commented on the word pangolin
Hahaha! Oh yarb, that'll be in my head for the next 24 hours. I just know it.
P.S. Yes, the tag is a little harsh....
August 8, 2008
rolig commented on the word pangolin
yarb, sheer brilliance!
August 8, 2008
trivet commented on the word pangolin
Yarb - such a charming earworm - 10 gold stars.
I wrote a report on pangolins in the 7th grade because they are teh alsome.
August 8, 2008
dontcry commented on the word pangolin
Sorry. Not cute. "Scale Beast" pretty much sums it up.
August 8, 2008
rolig commented on the word pangolin
Am I the only one who thinks pangolin is a rather medieval-sounding word? I can just see our noble pangolin sitting under a baldachin and surrounded by paladins. And then she starts to sing …
August 8, 2008
yarb commented on the word pangolin
Yes! And while the mangonels batter at the ramparts, our friend tours the castle ensconced in a palanquin.
August 8, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word pangolin
Even if you think it's an ugly animal, though, why would it make you want to hork? What's horkful about it? It isn't a food or anything. And there's nothing really disgusting about the conversation on the page, either (oddly enough... I knew something was odd about this page!) Are we putting a hork alert tag on concepts we dislike as well as pages with comments on them that can gross people out?
August 8, 2008
dontcry commented on the word pangolin
Sorry, tag police. *sigh*
August 8, 2008
yarb commented on the word pangolin
Almost certainly pangolins are a food somewhere or other. And therefore horkworthy.
August 8, 2008
sionnach commented on the word pangolin
Noooooo. Just because an aminal is not cute doesn't mean it automatically deserves a hork tag. I call tag abuse!
August 8, 2008
bilby commented on the word pangolin
*passes yarbolin a truffle*
August 8, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word pangolin
I wasn't trying to be tag police, just asking an honest question.
August 8, 2008
she commented on the word pangolin
It's insensitive remarks like these that propagate manis depression. :'(
If you accidentally mistook a pangolin for your mandolin, I imagine it would sound like one of those scrubby washboard things.
August 8, 2008
dontcry commented on the word pangolin
Here's an honest answer. In my opinion, a hairless, toothless animal that looks like a mole with scales and that eats ants and termites does not induce the warm-fuzzies in me and actually give me a case of the willies.
A thousand apologies for being offensive. I was under the mistaken impression that a wordie was free to tag words based on their opinions.
I'm sorry if I hurt feelings. Believe me, you've returned the favor. Thanks, she, for setting me straight.
Known worldwide for my humorless, heavy-handed, opinionated insesitivity, I will do all of you, especially the bear, a big favor and retire from word game activities.
It's been fun. Mostly.
August 8, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word pangolin
Dontcry, I don't think anyone intended for your feelings to be hurt, nor for you to retire from Wordie. However, posting a tag--or a comment, or a list, or words--on this site means others will possibly comment on those entries. I'm sure none of us were aware you did not wish us to comment on your tag or your statements here. And as I said already, I was not trying to be "tag police." I agree that it's sometimes hard to enjoy conversations on Wordie, especially when one feels attacked. But I can confidently state on behalf of everyone who commented on this page—especially she, who I know was joking—that making you feel bad was nobody's intention.
August 8, 2008
plethora commented on the word pangolin
whoa whoa whoa whoa! Whoa!
What?
Dc, no... what?
No retiring, plzkthx.
Let's not let this page become another repeat of vegetarian, kk, everyone?
August 8, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word pangolin
I don't think it is a repeat of that page. I think there was simply a misunderstanding here and no intentional anything but plain old conversation.
August 8, 2008
she commented on the word pangolin
Oh dear! Yes, dontcry, absolutely no offense was taken or intended! Please stay — I wouldn't trade you for a thousand pangolins.
August 8, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word pangolin
I love both pangolins and dontcries. And I bet my head that nobody will let you go, donty!
August 8, 2008
super-logos commented on the word pangolin
Who or what is a tag policeman or policewoman?
August 13, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word pangolin
There is no such thing.
August 13, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word pangolin
This manis, seen here, looks a lot like a pangolin, or at least a relative of one. Does anyone know for sure if manis is a synonym for pangolin, or just a similar species?
August 26, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word pangolin
See manis (for Wordies who will read this page in 2018).
August 26, 2008
plethora commented on the word pangolin
Well, it's 2018 in about half the world now, Pro.3 hours left for me.
December 31, 2017