Armadillo definition

Armadillo

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WordNet

(1) Burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates

WiktionaryText

From Spanish armadillo, diminutive of armado ‘armored’, in reference to its protective plates.

Any of a family of burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates.
- Texas armadillo scientific name: Dasypus novemcinctus