scaly anteater vs pangolin

scaly anteater and pangolin both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scaly anteater	Yes	No	No	No
pangolin	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, scaly anteater and pangolin are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of scaly anteater include anteater.

scaly anteater (noun)	pangolin (noun)
toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites	toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites