Assertion: pangolin's scale | /r/HasProperty | sharp
Facets:
value: as being extremely tough
type: OTHER
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: for extra protection against predators
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: An adult pangolin can use both its claws and sharp scales on its tail as weapons to slash at attackers.
text: Its scales are sharp, for extra protection against predators.
text: The scales are sharp, providing extra defense from predators.
text: It curls into a ball exposing its sharp scales.
text: The scales are sharp, providing extra defence from predators.
text: The scales are sharp, providing extra defense against predators.
text: The scales are sharp, providing extra defense from predators.
text: The scales are also sharp, adding another layer of defence against any predator.
text: The scales are sharp, providing extra defense from predators.
text: As well as being extremely tough, the scales are very sharp and pangolins are able to swing their long tails around, using them as a jagged club.
text: The ground pangolin’s underside and inner surfaces of the limbs are the only parts of the body not protected by scales, but when threatened, the pangolin can roll into an almost impregnable ball, wrapping its muscular tail around the body and leaving only sharp scales exposed to predators.
text: The scales are sharp, providing extra defense.
text: The scales are sharp, providing extra defence from predators.
text: The scales are sharp, providing extra defense.
text: For example, while pangolins are unable to bite as they do not possess teeth, they are capable of using their sharp scales as weapons by curling up into balls, exposing the sharp edges of their scales to their enemies.