Word Meaning

Meaning of armadillos

- Any edentate animal if the family Dasypidae, peculiar to America. The body and head are incased in an armor composed of small bony plates. The armadillos burrow in the earth, seldom going abroad except at night. When attacked, they curl up into a ball, presenting the armor on all sides. Their flesh is good food. There are several species, one of which (the peba) is found as far north as Texas. See Peba, Poyou, Tatouay.
- A genus of small isopod Crustacea that can roll themselves into a ball.
- of Armadillo

Crossword clue for armadillos

- Armoured mammal
- Armoured US animal
- Bony-plated mammal
- Bony-plated South American mammal
- Bony-scaled US animal
- Horny plated burrowing mammal of South America
- Mammal type
- Mammal with bony plates
- Nocturnal insectivorous mammal
- Plated mammal
- Shelled mammal
- Sloth like animal
- Well-protected burrower
- Armoured mammals
- Armoured US animals