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Definition of: armadillo
(är′mə·dil′ō) noun plural ·los
An American burrowing nocturnal mammal (family Dasypodidae) of the Edentate order, having an armorlike covering of jointed plates; especially, the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) of Mexico and Texas. [<Sp., dim. of armado armed <L armatus, pp. of armare arm]
(1 1/2 feet from head to tail;
tail about 1 foot)
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