pangolin
    n 1: toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body
         covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on
         ants and termites [syn: pangolin, scaly anteater,
         anteater]

Pangolin \Pan"go*lin\ (p[a^][ng]"g[-o]*l[i^]n), n. [Malay
   pang[=u]lang.] (Zool.)
   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.
   [1913 Webster]