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scaly anteater

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scaly anteater
n.
See pangolin.
scaly anteater
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for pangolin
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Noun1.scaly anteater - toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termitesscaly anteater - toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
anteater, pangolin
eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
genus Manis, Manis - type genus of the Manidae
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