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Found 4 hits - Term: scaly ant-eater, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The 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.
      1913 webster

   2. resembling scales, laminae, or layers.
      1913 webster

   3. mean; low; as, a scaly fellow. low
      1913 webster

   4. bot. composed of scales lying over each other; as, a
      scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem.
      1913 webster

   scaly ant-eater zool., the pangolin.
      1913 webster
see also:
scaly ant-eater 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
pangolin \pan"golin\ pa^ng"g-oli^n, n. malay
   pang=ulang. 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
see also:
manis pholidotus scaly ant-eater 
[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
manis \ma"nis\ m=a"ni^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
see also:
scaly anteater pangolin 
[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
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 syn: pangolin, anteater
see also:
pangolin anteater 

Results 1 - 2 of 2 found about scaly ant-eater:

Scaly >> S Words
Scaly, definition of term: Scaly
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Ant-Eater >> A Words
Ant-Eater, definition of term: Ant-Eater
ant-eater_pag1.html


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