pangolin

Noun CEFR B2

ˈpæŋɡəlɪn

Definitions

Any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the family Manidae within the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia.

Equivalents

Españolpangolín

Françaispangolin pangoline

DeutschSchuppentier Tannenzapfentier

27 more languages

Afrikaansietermagog

বাংলাবনরুই

Bosanskitrut

Catalàpangolí

Češtinaluskoun

Suomimuurahaiskäpy

हिन्दीसल्लू साँप

Hrvatskitrut

Հայերենթեփամողես թեփամորթ պանգոլին

Bahasa Indonesiatrenggiling

Italianopangolino

日本語センザンコウ穿山甲

ភាសាខ្មែរពង្រូល

한국어천산갑

മലയാളംഈനാമ്പേച്ചി

Bahasa Melayupengguling tenggiling

Nederlandsschubdier

Polskiłuskowiec

Portuguêspangolim

Русскийпанголи́н ящер

Српскиtrut

Svenskamyrkott

Kiswahilikakakuona

தமிழ்அழுங்கு எறும்புத்தின்னி

ไทยนิ่ม ลิ้น

Tiếng Việttê tê trút xuyên sơnxuyên sơn giáp

Examples

“Like ⟳ many Sri Lankans, pangolins have ⟳ big tongues, thick hides and small brains. They pick ⟳ on ants, rats and anything smaller than them. They hide ⟳ in terror when faced with bullies and get ⟳ up to mischief when the lights are out. They are hundreds of thousands of years old and are plodding towards extinction.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Pangoloan Pangong Tso pangopup Pangpang pangram pangrammatist

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