Pangolin
in zoölogy, scaly anteater; the popular name for any indi- PANGOLIN vidual of the genus Manis. They range in size from one foot to three feet in length, exclusive of the tail, which, in some species, is twice as long as the PANIC body; legs short, ears very small, tongue long and vermicular, to which ants are held fast by the copious flow of saliva with which it is lubricated. There are seven species.