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Meanings of pangolin in English

Portuguese
tamanduá
Catalan
pangolí

Toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites.

tamanduá
Synonyms
Examples for "anteater"
Examples for "anteater"
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The anteater can suck up water and be used as a watering can.
Wired
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A sort of anteater called a tamandua uses the ex-burrow as a nursery.
The Guardian
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Snuffy is Petra's stuffed anteater, which she sleeps with each night.
The weight of silence
4
They've got the mug of an anteater and the spines of a porcupine.
Wired
5
Twin heads, each with a matching anteater proboscis, presumably once drills.
The Guardian
1
The pangolin is also called the scaly anteater.
Bare Bones
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The scaly anteater has been blamed for spreading the coronavirus from bats to humans by researchers at South China Agricultural University.
News.com.au
3
Then they pointed to snakes, bats and even a cute little scaly anteater called a pangolin as the source of the virus.
News.com.au
4
Pangolins, or scaly anteaters, are meant to be a protected species in Indonesia.
Reuters
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Cetacea (whales) and Edentata (armadilloes, scaly anteaters, &c.), that these are likewise the most abnormal in their teeth.
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection / or the ...
Usage of pangolin in English
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Southern Africa remains the only region with a reasonably healthy pangolin population.
The South African
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All 4 species of African pangolin are listed as critically endangered.
The South African
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Food stalls in the market openly advertise dishes of pangolin or black bear.
Reuters
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The Guardian has twice exposed restaurants that illegally sell pangolin.
The Guardian
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A man in Limpopo was arrested after being found in possession of a live pangolin.
The South African
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Can it cope with the so-called medical demand for lion and tiger bones and pangolin scales?
BBC
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The pangolin is also called the scaly anteater.
Bare Bones
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Our CT scans revealed that the pangolin's overlapping scales are hard structures completely encasing the limbs.
Pubmed
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It also found 65 kilograms of pangolin scales.
Reuters
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Other illegal wildlife products, such as pangolin scales, continue to see demand for their supposed medicinal properties.
The South African
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It also calls for funding to support patrols at pangolin strongholds, and better understanding of their ecology.
The Guardian
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It's thought to have come from bats, with the possibility that a pangolin acted as an intermediary.
News.com.au
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Right across its 720 sq km, macaques, sun bears, pangolin and rare deer just about pull through.
BBC
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Decimating wildlife and humans Coat made of pangolin scales, on display at the Royal Armouries in Leeds.
The South African
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Another animal targeted by smugglers is the pangolin, killed for its scales which are smuggled to China.
Radio NZ
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The pangolin is covered with scales made from keratin, the same stuff that makes up your fingernails.
Wired
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Catalan
pangolí
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