armadillo
/ˌɑːməˈdɪləʊ/noun
(pl. -os)
1- a nocturnal insectivorous mammal that has large claws for digging and a body covered in bony plates. Armadillos are native to Central and South America and one kind is spreading into the southern US.犰狳。
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- Family Dasypodidae, order Xenarthra (or Edentata): several genera.犰狳科, 异关节目（或贫齿目）, 数属。
词源
late 16th cent.: from Spanish， diminutive of armado 'armed man'， from Latin armatus, past participle of armare 'to arm'.