phatagin
/ˈfatəɡɪn/Now historical and rare
noun
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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