Definitions for pangolin

pangolin pan·go·lin

Spelling: [pang-guh-lin, pang-goh-]
IPA: /ˈpæŋ gə lɪn, pæŋˈgoʊ-/

Pangolin is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 244 anagrams from letters in pangolin (agilnnop).

Definitions for pangolin

noun

  1. 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.

Origin of pangolin

1765-75; Malay pengguling (dial. or bazaar Malay name for the animal) one who rolls up, equivalent to peng- agentive prefix + guling roll up or around; so called from its habit of curling int

Examples for pangolin

Lastly, the pangolin (Manis) is represented by two species in the eastern Himalaya.

This ant-eater is known as the “pangolin,” or “manis,” but there are several species of “pangolin” not African.

In their belts they carried several knives, while the musket and the little round cap of pangolin skin completed their equipment.

Word Value for pangolin
Scrable

11

Words with friends

16

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