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armadillo

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Any edentate animal if the family Dasypidae, peculiar to America. The body and head are incased in an armor composed of small bony plates. The armadillos burrow in the earth, seldom going abroad except at night. When attacked, they curl up into a ball, presenting the armor on all sides. Their flesh is good food. There are several species, one of which (the peba) is found as far north as Texas. See Peba, Poyou, Tatouay.

A genus of small isopod Crustacea that can roll themselves into a ball.

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About nine extant genera and 21 extant species of armadillo have been described, some of which are distinguished by the number of bands on their armour. Source: Internet

Its scales are made of keratin and are used for protection, similar to an armadillo 's armor. Source: Internet

Paws of a hairy and a giant armadillo In common with other xenarthrans, armadillos, in general, have low body temperatures of convert and low basal metabolic rates (40–60% of that expected in placental mammals of their mass). Source: Internet

Armadillo Justice follows our heroes, Curly, Billy Bob, and Billy Rock after they crash land on earth. Source: Internet

Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers and is actually the third game in a 3DS series that launched in 2012 with Dillon’s Rolling Western, establishing the titular armadillo as a bona fide Nintendo mascot. Source: Internet

If we actually observed e. coli developing into an armadillo, then most Creationists would say, “Yeah, but we’ve never seen anything evolve into a human. Source: Internet

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