| 释义 |
† ˈphatagin Obs.
Also phataguin.
[f. Gr. ϕαττάγης a beast mentioned by ælian, supposed to be a species of Manis or pangolin.]
The Short-tailed or Five-fingered Pangolin (Manisbrachyura).
1774Goldsm. Nat. Hist. (1862) I. vi. iii. 469 Of this animal [the Pangolin] there is a variety which is called the Phatagin, much less than the former. |
