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noun, plural ar·ma·dil·los.
any of several burrowing, chiefly nocturnal mammals constituting the family Dasypodidae, ranging from the southern U.S. through South America, having strong claws and a jointed protective covering of bony plates: used in certain areas for food.
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| armadillo (ˌɑːməˈdɪləʊ) | |
| —n , pl -los | |
| 1. | 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. | fairy armadillo another name for pichiciego |
| [C16: from Spanish, diminutive of armado armed (man), from Latin armātus armed; compare | |
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armadillo
1570s, from Sp. armadillo, dim. of armado "armored," from L. armatus, pp. of armare "to arm" (see arm (2)).
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