ALL meanings of armadillo
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A a - countable noun armadillo An armadillo is a small animal whose body is covered with large bony scales and which rolls itself into a ball when it is attacked. Armadillos are mainly found in South and Central America. 3
- noun armadillo 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 3
- noun armadillo 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 3
- noun armadillo A nocturnal omnivorous mammal that has large claws for digging and a body covered in bony plates . Armadillos are native to the south central US and Central and South America. 1
- noun armadillo small mammal with shell 1
- noun plural armadillo 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. 1
- noun armadillo Any of a family of burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, genus Dasypus. 0