From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisharmadilloar‧ma‧dil‧lo /ˌɑːməˈdɪləʊ $ ˌɑːrməˈdɪloʊ/ noun (plural armadillos) [countable] HBAa small animal that has a shell made of hard material, and lives in parts of North and South America
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armadillo• The road yaws out in front of us, and it is clear that yet another armadillo has been chucked overboard.• Several years ago there was a fine armadillo whose body consisted of automobile tires of various sizes.• I remember him in Zoo Quest bringing down a fleeing armadillo with a rugby tackle.• For decades the road remained a quiet spot for armadillo, quail, and gopher.• He must distinguish snakes from eels, tortoises from armadillos, on the basis of the bones presented to him.• I can not look at another zebra, another wildebeest, and certainly no more armadillos!• So why are some fellow Republicans acting as if Bush were a rabid armadillo?• The most impressive of all the armadillo species, when responding to attack, is the three-banded.Origin armadillo (1500-1600) Spanish armado “armed person” 