Definitionn. toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
Last update: October 15, 2015
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This latter animal is closely related to one which Cuvier termed Pangolin gigantesque, and had he restored it according to his " law of correlation " he would have pictured a giant " scaly anteater," a type as wide as the poles from the actual form of Chalicotherium, which in body, limbs and teeth is a modified ungulate herbivore, related remotely to the tapirs. [Please select]
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This ant-eater is known as the "pangolin," or "manis," but there are several species of "pangolin" not African. [Please select]
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That which is found in South Africa is known among naturalists as the "long-tailed" or "Temminck" pangolin (_Manis Temminckii_). [Please select]
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Mesomelas, she appeared to shoot straight from dreamless slumber on to the pangolin's back in some wonderful way, and Mr. [Please select]
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Of these we have only one genus in India; _Manis_, the pangolin or scaly ant-eater, species of which are found in Africa as well as Asia. [Please select]
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Several families are classified with this order, of which the Sloth, the Pangolin, the Armadillo, the Cape Ant-Bear, and the Ant-Eater are the best known representatives. [Please select]
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