armadillo

ar·ma·dil·lo

 (är′mə-dĭl′ō)

n. pl. ar·ma·dil·los

Any of various omnivorous burrowing mammals of the family Dasypodidae, native to southern North America and Central 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 armāre, from arma, arms; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]

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armadillo

(ˌɑːməˈdɪləʊ)

n, pl -los

1. (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

2. (Animals) fairy armadillo another name for pichiciego

[C16: from Spanish, diminutive of armado armed (man), from Latin armātus armed; compare armada]

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ar•ma•dil•lo

(ˌɑr məˈdɪl oʊ)

n., pl. -los.

any of several New World burrowing mammals of the family Dasypodidae, related to the anteater, covered with jointed plates of bone and horn.

[1570–80; < Sp, =armad(o) armed + -illo < Latin -illus diminutive suffix]

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ar·ma·dil·lo

(är′mə-dĭl′ō)

Any of several toothless, burrowing mammals of South America and southern North America. Armadillos have an armor-like covering of jointed bony plates and roll up into a ball when attacked.

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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

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Translations

Gürteltier

dazipo

vyötiäinen

tatou

gömbászkatatu

armadillo

gordeldier

pancernik

tatu

броненосец

armadillo

[ˌɑːməˈdɪləʊ] N → armadillo m

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armadillo

[ˌɑː^rməˈdɪləʊ] n → tatou m

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armadillo

n → Gürteltier nt

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armadillo

[ˌɑːməˈdɪləʊ] n → armadillo

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armadillo

n armadillo

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