armadillo

1. Burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates (synset 102457010)
   is a type of: edentate - primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America
   subtypes:

   • dasypus novemcinctus, nine-banded armadillo, peba, texas armadillo - having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay
   • apar, three-banded armadillo, tolypeutes tricinctus - South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates
   • cabassous, cabassous unicinctus, tatouay - naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America
   • euphractus sexcinctus, peludo, poyou - Argentine armadillo with six movable bands and hairy underparts
   • giant armadillo, priodontes giganteus, tatou, tatu - about three feet long exclusive of tail
   • chlamyphore, chlamyphorus truncatus, fairy armadillo, pichiciago, pichiciego - very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck
   • burmeisteria retusa, greater pichiciego - of southern South America
   belongs to: dasypodidae, family dasypodidae - armadillos

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