Tolypeutes tricinctus

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Noun1.Tolypeutes tricinctus - South American armadillo with three bands of bony platesTolypeutes tricinctus - South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates
apar, three-banded armadillo
armadillo - burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates
genus Tolypeutes, Tolypeutes - a genus of Dasypodidae
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