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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•ma•dil•lo /ˌɑrməˈdɪloʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -los. - an animal related to the anteater and covered with jointed plates of bone and horn.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•ma•dil•lo (är′mə dil′-ō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -los. - Mammalsany of several burrowing, chiefly nocturnal mammals constituting the family Dasypodidae, ranging from the southern U.S. through South America, having strong claws and a jointed protective covering of bony plates: used in certain areas for food.
- Latin -illus diminutive suffix
- Latin armātus; see arm2, -ate1) + -illo
- Spanish, equivalent. to armad(o) armed (
- 1570–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: armadillo /ˌɑːməˈdɪləʊ/ n ( pl -los)- any edentate mammal of the family Dasypodidae of Central and South America and S North America, such as Priodontes giganteus (giant armadillo). They are burrowing animals, with peglike rootless teeth and a covering of strong horny plates over most of the body
Etymology: 16th Century: from Spanish, diminutive of armado armed (man), from Latin armātus armed; compare armada |