armadillo
noun/ˌɑːməˈdɪləʊ/
/ˌɑːrməˈdɪləʊ/
(plural armadillos)
- an American animal with a hard shell made of pieces of boneTopics Animalsc2Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Spanish, diminutive of armado ‘armed man’, from Latin armatus, past participle of armare ‘to arm’.
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