armadillos

Variant of armadillo

armadillo definition

ar·ma·dillo (är′mə dil′ō)

noun pl. armadillos -·los

any of a family (Dasypodidae) of burrowing edentate mammals with an armorlike covering of bony plates, ranging from the S U.S. to Argentina: they are mostly nocturnal, and a few species roll up into a ball when attacked

Etymology: Sp, dim. of armado, armored < L armatus: see armada

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