Definition of Pholidota in English:
Pholidota
plural nounˌfɒlɪˈdəʊtəˌfäliˈdōtə
Zoology A small order of mammals that comprises the pangolins.
Example sentencesExamples
- Let's turn to what is known about the anatomy of the feeding apparatus in Xenarthra and Pholidota.
- Attempts to resolve the relationships of Xenarthra and Pholidota to other eutherian mammals have not yet been exhausted.
- An interesting input provided by our data resides in the reliable support obtained for the sister-group relationship of Pholidota and Carnivora.
- Unfortunately, information on the condition of feeding apparatus muscles in ant-eating taxa outside the Xenarthra and Pholidota is incomplete.
- Some features of mammals that eat mostly ants and termites are used as examples of convergence; the most speciose assemblages of these mammals are in the orders Xenarthra and Pholidota.
Origin
Modern Latin (plural), from Greek pholidōtos 'scaly', from pholis, pholid- 'scale'.