armadillo

ar·ma·dil·lo  (ärm-dl)

n. pl. ar·ma·dil·los

Any of several omnivorous, burrowing, edentate mammals (family Dasypodidae), native to southern North America and South America and characterized by an armorlike covering consisting of jointed bony plates.

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[Spanish, diminutive of armado, armored, past participle of armar, to arm, from Latin armre, from arma, arms; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]

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armadillo [ˌɑːməˈdɪləʊ]

n pl -los

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any edentate mammal of the family Dasypodidae of Central and South America and S North America, such as Priodontes giganteus (giant armadillo). They are burrowing animals, with peglike rootless teeth and a covering of strong horny plates over most of the body

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals)

fairy armadillo another name for pichiciego

[from Spanish, diminutive of armado armed (man), from Latin armātus armed; compare armada]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

armadillo - burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates edentate - primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America Dasypodidae, family Dasypodidae - armadillos Dasypus novemcinctus, nine-banded armadillo, peba, Texas armadillo - having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay apar, three-banded armadillo, Tolypeutes tricinctus - South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates cabassous, Cabassous unicinctus, tatouay - naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America Euphractus sexcinctus, peludo, poyou - Argentine armadillo with six movable bands and hairy underparts giant armadillo, Priodontes giganteus, tatou, tatu - about three feet long exclusive of tail chlamyphore, Chlamyphorus truncatus, fairy armadillo, pichiciago, pichiciego - very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck Burmeisteria retusa, greater pichiciego - of southern South America

Translations

armadillo [ˌɑːməˈdɪləʊ] N → armadillo m

armadillo [ˌɑː^rməˈdɪləʊ] n → tatou m

armadillo

n → Gürteltier nt

armadillo [ˌɑːməˈdɪləʊ] n → armadillo