Armadillo

Pronunciation

• GenAm IPA: /ɑɹməˈdɪloÊŠ/
• RP IPA: /ɑːməˈdɪləʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɪləʊ
• Hyphenation: ar + ma + dil + lo

Origin

From Spanish armadillo, diminutive of armado ("armored"), in reference to its protective plates.

Full definition of armadillo

Noun

1. Any of a family of burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, genus Dasypus.

Hyponyms

• (genus Dasypus) Andean hairy armadillo, beautiful armadillo, big hairy armadillo, Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo, dwarf armadillo, giant armadillo, great long-nosed armadillo, greater fairy armadillo, greater naked-tailed armadillo, hairy armadillo, hairy long-nosed armadillo, horned armadillo, Llanos long-nosed armadillo, naked-tailed armadillo, nine-banded armadillo, northern horned armadillo, northern three-banded armadillo, pink fairy armadillo, screaming hairy armadillo, seven-banded armadillo, six-banded armadillo, southern long-nosed armadillo, southern naked-tailed armadillo, southern three-banded armadillo, Texas armadillo, three-banded armadillo

Related terms

• armor