scaly ant-eater

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scaly ant-eater - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Scaly \Scal"y\, a.
     1. Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish. "Scaly
        crocodile." --Milton.
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     2. Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.
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     3. Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow. [Low]
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     4. (Bot.) Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a
        scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem.
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     Scaly ant-eater (Zool.), the pangolin.
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  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.
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  Manis \Ma"nis\ (m[=a]"n[i^]s), 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.] (Zool.)
     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.
     [1913 Webster] Manitou
     Manito