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
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Ant-Eater, definition of term: Ant-Eater
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