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armadillo
noun
ar·ma·dil·lo
ˌär-mə-ˈdi-(ˌ)lō 
plural armadillos
: any of a family (Dasypodidae) of burrowing edentate mammals found from the southern U.S. to Argentina and having the body and head encased in an armor of small bony plates
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In Houston, Woltz draped swaths of prairie across Memorial Drive, allowing joggers, deer, and armadillos to move through the landscape and hardly register the presence of a six-lane road.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
Expect to see lots of rock exhibits and stuffed animals, including a replica of a Glyptodon, an armadillo-like mammal with a large, tortoise-like shell.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Katie Wiseman Many Hoosiers were surprised last month to learn that armadillos can be spotted roaming around southern Indiana.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025
Hikers will pass by Texas persimmon trees and bluestem prairie grass, with armadillos and rabbits popping in and out of the wilderness.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
Expect to see lots of rock exhibits and stuffed animals, including a replica of a Glyptodon, an armadillo-like mammal with a large, tortoise-like shell.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Katie Wiseman Many Hoosiers were surprised last month to learn that armadillos can be spotted roaming around southern Indiana.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025
Hikers will pass by Texas persimmon trees and bluestem prairie grass, with armadillos and rabbits popping in and out of the wilderness.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Armadillo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armadillo. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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armadillo
noun
ar·ma·dil·lo
ˌär-mə-ˈdil-ō
plural armadillos
: any of several small burrowing mammals of warm parts of the Americas whose head and body are protected by hard bony armor
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