English-Thai Dictionary

pangolin

N ตัว นิ่ม  tue-nim

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PANGOLIN

n.A species of Manis or scaly lizard, found only in Hindoostan.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PANGOLIN

Pan "go *lin, n. Etym: [Malay pang. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any one of several species of Manis, Pholidotus, and related genera, found in Africa and Asia. They are covered with imbricated scales, and feed upon ants. Called also scaly ant-eater.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pangolin

pan go lin |ˈpaNGgəlin, paNGˈgōlin ˈpæŋɡələn | ▶noun an African and Asian mammal that has a body covered with horny overlapping scales, a small head with elongated snout, a long sticky tongue for catching ants and termites, and a thick, tapering tail. Also called scaly anteater. [Family Manidae and order Pholidota: genera Manis ( three species in Asia ) and Phataginus (four species in Africa ).] ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Malay peng-guling, literally ‘roller ’ (from its habit of rolling into a ball ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

pangolin

pangolin |paŋˈgə (ʊ )lɪn | ▶noun an African and Asian mammal that has a body covered with horny overlapping scales, a small head with an elongated snout, a long sticky tongue for catching ants and termites, and a tapering tail. Also called scaly anteater. ●Family Manidae and order Pholidota: genera Manis (three species in Asia ) and Phataginus (four species in Africa ). ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Malay peng-guling, literally ‘roller ’ (from its habit of rolling into a ball ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Pangolin

Pan go lin Substantiv, maskulin , der |P a ngolin |der Pangolin; Genitiv: des Pangolins, Plural: die Pangoline malaiisch Schuppentier

 

Spanish Dictionary

pangolín

pangolín nombre masculino Mamífero de cuerpo alargado, con la cabeza, el dorso y la cola protegidos por escamas córneas duras y puntiagudas que puede erizar, especialmente cuando se arrolla en bola como defensa; tiene el hocico puntiagudo y una lengua muy larga y pegajosa que usa para alimentarse de hormigas y termitas tras destruir el hormiguero o termitero con sus potentes garras; vive en Asia y África :el pangolín tiene el aspecto de un lagarto cubierto de grandes escamas .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pangolin

pan go lin /pǽŋɡ (ə )lən /名詞 C 〘動 〙センザンコウ 〘歯がなく, 細長い舌でアリを食べる哺乳 （ほにゆう ）類 〙.