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armadillo

[ahr-muh-dil-oh] / ˌɑr məˈdɪl oʊ /
NOUN
edentate
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Keepers of the six-banded armadillo pair, native to South America, celebrated the milestone on Monday.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Among the half-dozen tattoos Ty Myers has accumulated in his 18 years on earth, “probably the dumbest,” he says, is the armadillo he picked out from a set of ready-mades at a festival in Oklahoma.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

Today, there are only three survivors: the nine-banded armadillo, the Virginia opossum and the North American porcupine.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2024

Eating armadillo meat is not a clear cause of leprosy, but capturing and raising armadillos, along with preparing its meat, are risk factors.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2024

In fact, there were several stores on I-Drive that sold actual, literal armadillo crap—$4.95 a bag.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green




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