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单词 phatagin
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Definition of phatagin in English:

phatagin

noun ˈfatəɡɪn
rare, historical
  • The long-tailed pangolin, Phataginus (or Manis) tetradactyla, an arboreal pangolin of southern Africa.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Oliver Goldsmith (?1728–1774), author. From French phatagin (Buffon Hist. nat. X. 192) from Hellenistic Greek ϕαττάγης an animal mentioned by Aelian, perhaps a species of pangolin (of uncertain origin, perhaps an oriental loanword) + French -in.

 
 

Definition of phatagin in US English:

phatagin

nounˈfatəɡɪn
rare, historical
  • The long-tailed pangolin, Phataginus (or Manis) tetradactyla, an arboreal pangolin of southern Africa.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Oliver Goldsmith (?1728–1774), author. From French phatagin (Buffon Hist. nat X. 192) from Hellenistic Greek ϕαττάγης an animal mentioned by Aelian, perhaps a species of pangolin (of uncertain origin, perhaps an oriental loanword) + French -in.

 
 
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