# pangolin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpæŋɡəlɪn/ · frequency rank #62,395

## Definitions
1. Any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the family Manidae within the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Malay pengguling, from peng- (“denominative prefix”) + guling (“to roll”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pangolin