n.
Pronunciation: ' pa ŋ -g ə -l ə n, ' pan-
Function: noun
Etymology: Malay dialect p ĕ ngguling
Date: 1774
: any of a family (Manidae of the order Pholidota) of Asian and African toothless mammals having the body covered dorsally with large imbricated horny scales ― called also scaly anteater
pangolin