scaly anteater : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: scaly anteater	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for scaly anteater
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scaly anteater n toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites Synonym(s): pangolin, scaly anteater, anteater
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scaly \Scal"y\, a. 1. Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish. [bd]Scaly crocodile.[b8] --Milton. 2. Resembling scales, lamin[91], or layers. 3. Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow. [Low] 4. (Bot.) Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem. {Scaly ant-eater} (Zo[94]l.), the pangolin.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pangolin \Pan"go*lin\, n. [Malay pang[?]lang.] (Zo[94]l.) 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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Manis \[d8]Ma"nis\, n. [NL., fr. L. manes the ghosts or shades of the dead. So called from its dismal appearance, and because it seeks for its food by night.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of edentates, covered with large, hard, triangular scales, with sharp edges that overlap each other like tiles on a roof. They inhabit the warmest parts of Asia and Africa, and feed on ants. Called also {Scaly anteater}. See {Pangolin}.