armadillo
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Spanish armadillo, diminutive of armado ‘armored’, in reference to its protective plates.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
armadillo (plural armadillos or armadilloes)
Hyponyms [edit]
- (genus Dasypus): Andean hairy armadillo, beautiful armadillo, big hairy armadillo, Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo, dwarf armadillo, giant armadillo, great long-nosed armadillo, greater fairy armadillo, greater naked-tailed armadillo, hairy armadillo, hairy long-nosed armadillo, horned armadillo, Llanos long-nosed armadillo, naked-tailed armadillo, nine-banded armadillo, northern horned armadillo, northern three-banded armadillo, pink fairy armadillo, screaming hairy armadillo, seven-banded armadillo, six-banded armadillo, southern long-nosed armadillo, southern naked-tailed armadillo, southern three-banded armadillo, Texas armadillo, three-banded armadillo
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
burrowing mammal covered with bony, jointed, protective plates
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Catalan [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Spanish armadillo.
Noun [edit]
armadillo m (plural armadillos)
Italian [edit]
Noun [edit]
armadillo m (plural armadilli)
Malay [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From English armadillo, from Spanish armadillo, diminutive of armado (“armored”), in reference to its protective plates.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
armadillo
Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
armado (“armored”) + -illo (“diminutive”), i.e. "little armored one"
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /aɾmaˈdiʎo/
Noun [edit]
armadillo m (plural armadillos)
Synonyms [edit]
- ayotoste (Mexican Indian)
