Armadillos

/ˌɑːrməˈdɪloʊz/ noun

Definition

Plural of armadillo; small to medium-sized mammals with hard, armor-like shells made of bone and skin, native to the Americas.

Etymology

From Spanish 'armadillo' (little armored one), from 'armado' (armed), from Latin 'armatus.' The Spanish explorers named these unusual animals for their distinctive protective shells.

Kelly Says

Armadillos are one of the few mammals that can truly survive by rolling into a ball, and they're older than most dinosaurs—they've been perfecting their armor-tank design for over 60 million years while most other designs got replaced.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አርማዲሊ
ar-ma-di-li
ARالعربية
أرما딜
ar-ma-dil
BNবাংলা
আর্মেডিলো
ar-me-dil-o
CACatalà
armadillos
ar-ma-dil-los
CSČeština
armadilly
ar-ma-dil-ly
DADansk
armadillos
ar-ma-dil-los
DEDeutsch
armadillos
ar-ma-di-llos
ELΕλληνικά
αρμαδίλλος
ar-ma-dil-los
ESEspañol
armadillos
ar-ma-dil-los
FAفارسی
آرمادیل
ar-ma-dil
FISuomi
armadillot
ar-ma-di-llot
FRFrançais
armadillos
ar-ma-di-los
GUGU
આર્માડિલો
a-ar-ma-dil-o
HAHA
armadillo
ar-ma-dil-lo
HEעברית
ארמאדילים
ar-ma-di-lim
HIहिन्दी
अर्माडिलो
ar-ma-dil-o
HUMagyar
armadillos
ar-ma-dil-los
IDBahasa Indonesia
armadillo
ar-ma-dil-lo
IGIG
armadillo
ar-ma-dil-lo
ITItaliano
armadillo
ar-ma-dil-lo
JA日本語
アルマジロ
aru-ma-jiro
KKKK
армадилли
ar-ma-di-lli
KMKM
អរម៉ាឌីល
ar-ma-di-li
KO한국어
알마딜로
al-ma-di-lo
MRMR
अर्माडिलो
ar-ma-dil-o
MSBahasa Melayu
armadillo
ar-ma-dil-lo
MYမြန်မာ
အားမက်ဒီလို
a-r-ma-met-di-lo
NLNederlands
armadillos
ar-ma-dil-los
NONorsk
armadillos
ar-ma-dil-los
PAPA
ਅਰਮਾਡਿਲੋ
ar-ma-dil-o
PLPolski
armadillo
ar-ma-dil-lo
PTPortuguês
armadilhos
ar-ma-dil-hos
RORomână
armadillo
ar-ma-dil-lo
RUРусский
бразильские муравьеды
bra-zi-l-s-ki-e mu-ra-v-ye-dy
SVSvenska
armadillos
ar-ma-dil-los
SWKiswahili
armadillo
ar-ma-dil-lo
TAதமிழ்
அர்மடில்லோ
ar-ma-dil-lo
TEతెలుగు
అర్మడీలో
ar-ma-dee-lo
THไทย
Armadillo
ar-ma-dil-lo
TLTL
armadillo
ar-ma-dil-lo
TRTürkçe
armadillos
ar-ma-dil-los
UKУкраїнська
бразильські мурахоїди
bra-zi-l-s-ki mu-ra-hoy-di
URاردو
ارماڈیلو
ar-ma-dil-o
VITiếng Việt
armadillo
ar-ma-dil-lo
YOYO
armadillo
ar-ma-dil-lo
ZH中文
犰狳
qiú yú
ZUZU
armadillo
ar-ma-dil-lo

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