Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Dasypus villosus, the hairy armadillo, one of the encou-berts or dasypodines, common on the pampas of the Argentine Republic and in Chili.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The South American hairy armadillo (
Dasypus villosus ).
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- noun A
South American hairy armadillo , Chaetophractus villosus.
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- noun Argentine armadillo with six movable bands and hairy underparts
Etymologies
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Examples
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Notable among mammals are the ratón marsupial (Lestos inca) and the añuje de altura (Dasyprocta kalinowsky), as well as the sachacabra (Pudu mephistopheles) and the armadillo peludo (Dasypus pilosus).
Peruvian Yungas 2008
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Of armadilloes three species occur, namely, the Dasypus minutus or pichy, the D. villosus or peludo, and the apar.
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The four species have nearly similar habits; the peludo, however, is nocturnal, while the others wander by day over the open plains, feeding on beetles, larvæ, roots, and even small snakes.
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Of armadilloes three species occur, namely, the Dasypus minutus or pichy, the D. villosus or peludo, and the apar.
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The four species have nearly similar habits; the peludo, however, is nocturnal, while the others wander by day over the open plains, feeding on beetles, larvæ, roots, and even small snakes.
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Of armadilloes three species occur, namely, the Dasypus minutus or pichy, the D. villosus or peludo, and the apar.
Chapter V 1909
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The four species have nearly similar habits; the peludo, however, is nocturnal, while the others wander by day over the open plains, feeding on beetles, larvæ, roots, and even small snakes.
Chapter V 1909
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The peludo is about a foot in length, and has hair sticking out between his scales.
On the Pampas 1867
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The four species have nearly similar habits; the peludo, however, is nocturnal, while the others wander by day over the open plains, feeding on beetles, larvae, roots, and even small snakes.
The Voyage of the Beagle Charles Darwin 1845
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Of armadilloes three species occur, namely, the Dasypus minutus or pichy, the D. villosus or peludo, and the apar.
The Voyage of the Beagle Charles Darwin 1845
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