'Scaly ant-eater' definitions:

Definition of 'Scaly ant-eater'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Definition of 'scaly ant-eater'

From: GCIDE
  • Pangolin \Pan"go*lin\ (p[a^][ng]"g[-o]*l[i^]n), n. [Malay pang[=u]lang.] (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]