armadillo
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
armadillo /ˌɑːməˈdɪləʊ/
▶noun (pl. armadillos) a nocturnal insectivorous mammal native to Central and South America, with large claws and a body covered in bony plates. [Family Dasypodidae : numerous species.]
– origin C16: from Sp. armado ‘armed man’, from L. armat-, armare ‘to arm’.
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