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The South American hairy armadillo (Dasypus villosus).
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Any edentate animal if the family Dasypidae, peculiar to America. The body and head are incased in an armor composed of small bony plates. The armadillos burrow in the earth, seldom going abroad except at night. When attacked, they curl up into a ball, presenting the armor on all sides. Their flesh is good food. There are several species, one of which (the peba) is found as far north as Texas. See Peba, Poyou, Tatouay.
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A small, burrowing, South American edentate (Chlamyphorus truncatus), allied to the armadillos. The shell is attached only along the back.
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One of several species of armadillos of the genera Dasypus and Euphractus, having five toes both on the fore and hind feet.
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A suborder of edentates, covered with bony plates, including the armadillos.
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An extinct South American quaternary mammal, allied to the armadillos. It was as large as an ox, was covered with tessellated scales, and had fluted teeth.
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An armadillo (Xenurus unicinctus), native of the tropical parts of South America. It has about thirteen movable bands composed of small, nearly square, scales. The head is long; the tail is round and tapered, and nearly destitute of scales; the claws of the fore feet are very large. Called also tatouary, and broad-banded armadillo.
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The three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutis tricinctus). See Illust. under Loricata.
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The hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates. In some mollusks, as the cuttlefishes, it is internal, or concealed by the mantle. Also, the hard covering of some vertebrates, as the armadillo, the tortoise, and the like.
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An armadillo (Tatusia novemcincta) which is found from Texas to Paraguay; -- called also tatouhou.
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of Armadillo
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The period at which any definite event occurred, or person lived; age; period; era; as, the Spanish Armada was destroyed in the time of Queen Elizabeth; -- often in the plural; as, ancient times; modern times.
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The giant armadillo (Priodontes gigas) of tropical South America. It becomes nearly five feet long including the tail. It is noted for its burrowing powers, feeds largely upon dead animals, and sometimes invades human graves.
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Armada.
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A Brazilian armadillo (Dasypus minutus); the little armadillo.
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A South American armadillo (Dasypus sexcinctus). Called also sixbanded armadillo.
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The hardened parts of the external integument of an animal, including hair, feathers, nails, horns, scales, etc.,as well as the armor of armadillos and many reptiles, and the shells or hardened integument of numerous invertebrates; external skeleton; dermoskeleton.
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Any armadillo of the family Tatusiidae, of which the peba and mule armadillo are examples. Also used adjectively.
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Covered with a shell or exterior made of plates somewhat like a coat of mail, as in the armadillo.
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A species of armadillo of the genus Xenurus (X. unicinctus and X. hispidus); the tatouay.
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