armadillo
armadillo
[ˌɑːməˈdɪləʊ]
(pl. -os)
[ˌɑːməˈdɪləʊ]
(pl. -os)
- a nocturnal insectivorous mammal that has large claws for digging and a body covered in bony plates. Armadillos are native to Central and South America and one kind is spreading into the southern US
犰狳 - Family Dasypodidae, order Xenarthra (or Edentata): several genera
犰狳科，异关节目（或贫齿目），数属
- late 16th cent.: from Spanish, diminutive of armado 'armed man', from Latin armatus, past participle of armare 'to arm'
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