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armadillo

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armadillo


Main Entry:
ar·ma·dil·lo Listen to the pronunciation of armadillo
Pronunciation:
\ˌär-mə-ˈdi-(ˌ)lō\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural ar·ma·dil·los
Etymology:
Spanish, from diminutive of armado armed one, from Latin armatus
Date:
1577
: any of a family (Dasypodidae) of burrowing edentate mammals found from the southern United States to Argentina and having the body and head encased in an armor of small bony plates


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