armadillo
nine-banded armadillo
Meaning
Noun
- Any of the burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially in South America.
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Origin
- Borrowed from Spanish armadillo, diminutive of armado, in reference to its protective plates.
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