nine-banded armadillo

Noun

Meaning

having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

peba Dasypus novemcinctus texas armadillo

Hypernyms

armadillo

Examples

Coypu and nine-banded armadillo have been introduced to the state and now also common. Source: Internet

The nine-banded armadillo also serves science through its unusual reproductive system, in which four genetically identical offspring are born, the result of one original egg. Source: Internet

The nine-banded armadillo prefers to build burrows in moist soil near the creeks, streams, and arroyos around which it lives and feeds. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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