pangolin
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pangolin /ˈpaŋgəlɪn/
▶noun an insectivorous mammal whose body is covered with horny overlapping scales. [Genera Manis (Asia) and Phataginus (Africa).]
– origin C18: from Malay peng-guling, lit. ‘roller’ (from its habit of rolling into a ball).
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