/pang"geuh lin, pang goh"-/ , n.
any mammal of the order Pholidota, of Africa and tropical Asia, having a covering of broad, overlapping, horny scales and feeding on ants and termites. Also called scaly anteater .
[ 1765-75; pengguling (dial. or bazaar Malay name for the animal) one who rolls up, equiv. to peng- agentive prefix + guling roll up or around; so called from its habit of curling into a ball when threatened ]