Kalmar "Pholidota" tana nufin ƙungiyar taxonomic ko tsari na dabbobi masu shayarwa waɗanda suka haɗa da pangolins. Kalmar ta fito daga kalmomin Helenanci "pholis," wanda ke nufin "ma'auni," da "dotos," wanda ke nufin "bawa." Wannan yana nufin ma'auni na musamman da ke rufe jikin pangolins, wanda ke ba su kariya daga mafarauta. Tsarin Pholidota ya ƙunshi
