armadillon.

Brit.

/ˌɑːməˈdɪləʊ/, U.S.

/ˌɑrməˈdɪloʊ/

Inflections: Plural armadillos, armadilloes.

Forms:

α. 1500s–1700s armadillio, 1500s– armadillo, 1600s armadilio, 1600s armodillo.

β. 1600s armadell, 1600s armadil, 1600s armadill, 1600s armedel, 1600s 1800s armadile, 1600s–1700s armadilla.

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish armadillo.

Etymology: < Spanish armadillo (1574 in the passage translated in quot. 1577), lit. ‘small armed person’ < armado armed (c1200; use as adjective of past participle of armar arm v.¹) + -illo , diminutive suffix (compare -illa suffix).Specific senses. In sense 2 after scientific Latin Armadillo, genus name ( P. A. Latreille Buffon's Hist. nat.: Crustacés et insectes (1802), after earlier use as species name (in Oniscus armadillo , Linnaeus 1758); also used by Cuvier (1792) as a genus name for a pill millipede (Glomeris)). Specific forms. The forms armadillio, armadilio reflect the Spanish pronunciation with palatalized l . With the forms armadil, armadile perhaps compare French armadille (1615; also †armadile; < Spanish). Historically the plural was often spelt armadilloes, but armadillos is now usual.

1. Any of the burrowing edentate mammals constituting the family Dasypodidae (order Cingulata) of South America and southern North America, which have the body encased by bony plates in the skin (osteoderms) covered by horny scutes, and are able to roll themselves into a ball when threatened. Also: any of various extinct mammals related to these, esp. a glyptodont.fairy armadillo, hairy armadillo, nine-banded armadillo, peba armadillo: see the first element.

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armadillo1577

1577 J. Frampton tr. N. Monardes Three Bookes ii. f. 73^v He is called the Armadillo [Sp. Armadillo], that is to saie a beaste armed.

1594 T. Blundeville Exercises v. xii. f. 261^v The beast Armadillio is found in the Realme of Mexico.

1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iv. 313 Those which they call Armadillos are [defended] by the multitude of their scales.

a1618 W. Raleigh Apol. Voy. Guiana 37 in Judicious & Sel. Ess. (1650) Tortoyses, Armadiles.

1764 Mod. Part Universal Hist. XLI. 329 Tabago..contains numbers of armadilloes.

1765 W. Watson in Philos. Trans. 1764 (Royal Soc.) 54 57 Called by naturalists the American Armadilla.

1780 W. Smellie tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Gen. & Particular V. 362 The armadillos, instead of hair, are covered..with a solid crust.

1833 C. Bell Hand iii. 47 Ant-eaters, armadilloes, and sloths, have this bone [sc. the clavicle].

1868 J. G. Wood Homes without Hands i. 42 All the Armadillos..are mighty burrowers.

1958 Geogr. Mag. Feb. 442/2 They vary..from the tiny Pichiciago or Pink Fairy Armadillo some six inches in length to the Giant Armadillo which is a creature the size of a half-grown pig.

1998 Independent 11 June i. 12/1 At this time of year, as the oppressive heat sets in, the roads are dotted with road-kill, mostly squashed armadillos.

2011 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 28 Apr. e1/4 DNA samples were taken from 33 wild armadillos.

2. In full armadillo bug. Any of the woodlice constituting the families Armadillidae and Armadillidiidae, able to roll tightly into a smooth ball leaving only the plates of the back exposed; a pill woodlouse. Formerly also †armadillo woodlouse.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > subclass Malacostraca > division Arthostraca > order Isopoda > family Armadillilidae or genus Armadillo

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1805 Philos. Mag. 22 53 The armadillo, which is indebted for its denomination to the property it has of folding itself double on the least danger, is the one chosen for medicinal purposes.

1844 Penny Mag. 5 Oct. 386/2 Both the Pill Millepede and the Armadillo Woodlouse are abundant in the writer's garden.

1859 J. G. Wood Comm. Obj. Country iv. 65 Formerly the armadillo was used in medicine, being swallowed as a pill in its rolled up state.

1890 Harper's Young People 10 June 540/2 I find..beetles, bugs,..armadillo bugs, and ants—which are among the certain dwellers beneath almost any stone in the field.

1913 F. M. Duncan Cassell's Nat. Hist. vii. 123 One group of Isopods, the Oniscidæ, are familiar to most people under the name of Woodlouse, or Armadillo Bug.

2010 D. Mayer Compl. Guide Compan. Planting iii. 88 These insects are known by many names such as wood louse, armadillo bug, and slater.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	armadillo
释义	armadillon. Brit. /ˌɑːməˈdɪləʊ/, U.S. /ˌɑrməˈdɪloʊ/ Inflections: Plural armadillos, armadilloes. Forms: α. 1500s–1700s armadillio, 1500s– armadillo, 1600s armadilio, 1600s armodillo. β. 1600s armadell, 1600s armadil, 1600s armadill, 1600s armedel, 1600s 1800s armadile, 1600s–1700s armadilla. Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish armadillo. Etymology: < Spanish armadillo (1574 in the passage translated in quot. 1577), lit. ‘small armed person’ < armado armed (c1200; use as adjective of past participle of armar arm v.¹) + -illo , diminutive suffix (compare -illa suffix).Specific senses. In sense 2 after scientific Latin Armadillo, genus name ( P. A. Latreille Buffon's Hist. nat.: Crustacés et insectes (1802), after earlier use as species name (in Oniscus armadillo , Linnaeus 1758); also used by Cuvier (1792) as a genus name for a pill millipede (Glomeris)). Specific forms. The forms armadillio, armadilio reflect the Spanish pronunciation with palatalized l . With the forms armadil, armadile perhaps compare French armadille (1615; also †armadile; < Spanish). Historically the plural was often spelt armadilloes, but armadillos is now usual. 1. Any of the burrowing edentate mammals constituting the family Dasypodidae (order Cingulata) of South America and southern North America, which have the body encased by bony plates in the skin (osteoderms) covered by horny scutes, and are able to roll themselves into a ball when threatened. Also: any of various extinct mammals related to these, esp. a glyptodont.fairy armadillo, hairy armadillo, nine-banded armadillo, peba armadillo: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Edentata > [noun] > family Dasypodidae (armadillo) tatou1568 armadillo1577 1577 J. Frampton tr. N. Monardes Three Bookes ii. f. 73^v He is called the Armadillo [Sp. Armadillo], that is to saie a beaste armed. 1594 T. Blundeville Exercises v. xii. f. 261^v The beast Armadillio is found in the Realme of Mexico. 1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iv. 313 Those which they call Armadillos are [defended] by the multitude of their scales. a1618 W. Raleigh Apol. Voy. Guiana 37 in Judicious & Sel. Ess. (1650) Tortoyses, Armadiles. 1764 Mod. Part Universal Hist. XLI. 329 Tabago..contains numbers of armadilloes. 1765 W. Watson in Philos. Trans. 1764 (Royal Soc.) 54 57 Called by naturalists the American Armadilla. 1780 W. Smellie tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Gen. & Particular V. 362 The armadillos, instead of hair, are covered..with a solid crust. 1833 C. Bell Hand iii. 47 Ant-eaters, armadilloes, and sloths, have this bone [sc. the clavicle]. 1868 J. G. Wood Homes without Hands i. 42 All the Armadillos..are mighty burrowers. 1958 Geogr. Mag. Feb. 442/2 They vary..from the tiny Pichiciago or Pink Fairy Armadillo some six inches in length to the Giant Armadillo which is a creature the size of a half-grown pig. 1998 Independent 11 June i. 12/1 At this time of year, as the oppressive heat sets in, the roads are dotted with road-kill, mostly squashed armadillos. 2011 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 28 Apr. e1/4 DNA samples were taken from 33 wild armadillos. 2. In full armadillo bug. Any of the woodlice constituting the families Armadillidae and Armadillidiidae, able to roll tightly into a smooth ball leaving only the plates of the back exposed; a pill woodlouse. Formerly also †armadillo woodlouse. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > subclass Malacostraca > division Arthostraca > order Isopoda > family Armadillilidae or genus Armadillo armadillo1805 1805 Philos. Mag. 22 53 The armadillo, which is indebted for its denomination to the property it has of folding itself double on the least danger, is the one chosen for medicinal purposes. 1844 Penny Mag. 5 Oct. 386/2 Both the Pill Millepede and the Armadillo Woodlouse are abundant in the writer's garden. 1859 J. G. Wood Comm. Obj. Country iv. 65 Formerly the armadillo was used in medicine, being swallowed as a pill in its rolled up state. 1890 Harper's Young People 10 June 540/2 I find..beetles, bugs,..armadillo bugs, and ants—which are among the certain dwellers beneath almost any stone in the field. 1913 F. M. Duncan Cassell's Nat. Hist. vii. 123 One group of Isopods, the Oniscidæ, are familiar to most people under the name of Woodlouse, or Armadillo Bug. 2010 D. Mayer Compl. Guide Compan. Planting iii. 88 These insects are known by many names such as wood louse, armadillo bug, and slater. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1577
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