Synonyms for pangolin
ˈpæŋ gə lɪn, pæŋˈgoʊ-pan·golin

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1. pangolin, scaly anteater, anteaternoun

   toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites

   Synonyms:
   scaly anteater, banded anteater, spiny anteater, echidna, anteater, numbat, aardvark, ant bear

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1. • Placental Mammal

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1. pangolinnoun

   Synonyms:
   manis, scaly ant-eater

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1. Vincent Seruma:

   In one container alone, we have found 762 pieces of ivory and 423 kilograms of pangolin scales, we are still investigating to find more culprits.

2. David Olson:

   These actions of China will have a real impact, these are steps that were critical, that needed to be taken if real conservation was going to happen for these animals, most of the demand for pangolin is coming from traditional Chinese medicine and consumption. That's what is driving this large scale illegal trade.

3. Jonathan Ball:

   We would need to see all of the genetic data to get a feel for how related the human and pangolin viruses are, and also gain an understanding of how prevalent this virus is in pangolins and whether or not these were being sold in the Wuhan wet markets.

4. Alex Hofford:

   It is clearly impossible that the pangolin species can withstand such high rates of poaching, trafficking and trade. Eight tonnes is outrageous.

5. Sule Ayinla:

   We used to hunt pangolin here.