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Preferred Label : Pangolins;

MeSH definition : Solitary, chiefly burrowing and nocturnal mammals of the order Pholidota. They have bodies, tails and heads encased in sharp scales, which protect them when rolled up into a ball when threatened. Also called scaly anteaters, pangolins are myrmecophagous mainly eating ants and termites and are distributed in the warmer parts of the Asia and the Africa continents. Chinese pangolins are a potential intermediate DISEASE RESERVOIR of COVID-19 virus, SARS-CoV-2.;

MeSH synonym : Pangolin; Pholidota;

Wikipedia automatic translation : Manidae;

MeSH hyponym : Scaly Anteaters; Scaly Anteater; Chinese Pangolin; Chinese Pangolins; Pangolin, Chinese;

MeSH Related Number : txid143292; txid2736677; txid2736678; txid9972; txid9973;

MeSH annotation : do not confuse entry term SCALY ANTEATERS with ANTEATERS see VERMILINGUA;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manidae;

UNII : txid9971;

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Keyword's position in hierarchy(ies) : arborescence

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Solitary, chiefly burrowing and nocturnal mammals of the order Pholidota. They have bodies, tails and heads encased in sharp scales, which protect them when rolled up into a ball when threatened. Also called scaly anteaters, pangolins are myrmecophagous mainly eating ants and termites and are distributed in the warmer parts of the Asia and the Africa continents. Chinese pangolins are a potential intermediate DISEASE RESERVOIR of COVID-19 virus, SARS-CoV-2.

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