The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Scaly \Scal"y\, a.
   1. Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish. "Scaly
      crocodile." --Milton.
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   2. Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.
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   3. Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow. [Low]
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   4. (Bot.) Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a
      scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem.
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   Scaly ant-eater (Zool.), the pangolin.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Manis \Ma"nis\ (m[=a]"n[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. L. manes the ghosts
   or shades of the dead. So called from its dismal appearance,
   and because it seeks for its food by night.] (Zool.)
   A genus of edentates, covered with large, hard, triangular
   scales, with sharp edges that overlap each other like tiles
   on a roof. They inhabit the warmest parts of Asia and Africa,
   and feed on ants. Called also Scaly anteater. See
   Pangolin.
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   Manito

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

scaly anteater
    n 1: toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body
         covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on
         ants and termites [syn: pangolin, scaly anteater,
         anteater]