Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - armadillo
Armadillo
armadillo
n. (pl. -os) any nocturnal insect-eating mammal of the family Dasypodidae, native to Central and S. America, with large claws for digging and a body covered in bony plates, often rolling itself into a ball when threatened. Etymology: Sp. dimin. of armado armed man f. L armatus past part. of armare ARM(2)
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noun (plural -los) Etymology: Spanish, from diminutive of armado armed one, from Latin armatus Date: 1577 any of a family (Dasypodidae) of burrowing edentate mammals found from the southern United States to Argentina and having the body and head encased in an armor of small bony plates ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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