Synonyms for armadillo
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ahr-muh-dil-oh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɑr məˈdɪl oʊ |
Définition of armadillo
Origin :- 1570s, from Spanish armadillo, diminutive of armado "armored," from Latin armatus, past participle of armare "to arm" (see arm (n.2)). So called for its hard, plated shell.
- As in edentate : noun primitive animal
- It is a curious fact that mosquitoes often inhabit the burrows of the armadillo.
- Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston
- When he finds no mosquitoes, he is sure there is no armadillo.
- Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston
- "Let the one who got you in there help you out," replied the armadillo as he went on his way.
- Extract from : « Fairy Tales from Brazil » by Elsie Spicer Eells
- The armadillo had not heard of any danger, but he replied that it had passed.
- Extract from : « Fairy Tales from Brazil » by Elsie Spicer Eells
- The monkey, the goat, and the armadillo have all failed to give satisfaction.
- Extract from : « Fairy Tales from Brazil » by Elsie Spicer Eells
- The ox was found to be very good, and so was the sheep, and the armadillo.
- Extract from : « Fairy Tales from Brazil » by Elsie Spicer Eells
- "You never can get to this party," said his friend, the armadillo.
- Extract from : « Fairy Tales from Brazil » by Elsie Spicer Eells
- What Raleigh mistook for a hunting-horn was the stiff tail of the armadillo.
- Extract from : « Raleigh » by Edmund Gosse
- “There are several species of the armadillo,” observed our friend.
- Extract from : « On the Banks of the Amazon » by W.H.G. Kingston
- “You have got hold of an armadillo,” said the recluse, who with John at that moment arrived.
- Extract from : « On the Banks of the Amazon » by W.H.G. Kingston
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