pangolin
nounHow many syllables in pangolin?
There are 3 syllables in the word pangolin.How to pronounce pangolin:
Definition of pangolin:
- pangolin (noun):
- 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.
- 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
Synonyms for pangolin:
anteater
eutherian
eutherian mammal
manis
placental
placental mammal
scaly anteater
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