armadillo [(zooloji) ]

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Definition von armadillo [(zooloji) ] im Türkisch Englisch wörterbuch

{i} armadillo

Any of a family of burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates

{n} a small quadruped of America, having a snout, and covered with a shell composed of movable belts or scales

burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates

{i} burrowing nocturnal mammal with bony armor-like plates

See Peba, Poyou, Tatouay

When attacked, they curl up into a ball, presenting the armor on all sides

Any edentate animal if the family Dasypidæ, peculiar to America

The armadillos burrow in the earth, seldom going abroad except at night

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

An armadillo is a small animal whose body is covered with large bony scales and which rolls itself into a ball when it is attacked. Armadillos are mainly found in South and Central America. armadillos a small animal that has a shell made of hard material, and lives in parts of North and South America. Any of 20 species of armoured mammals (family Dasypodidae) related to sloths and anteaters. Armadillos are stout and short-legged, with strong, curved claws and a protective covering of pinkish to brown armour composed of bony plates covered with tough scales. The plates are separated by flexible bands of tissue. One species lives in the U.S., the others in tropical and subtropical regions to the south, primarily in South America. Most inhabit open areas, but some can be found in forests. Species range in size from about 6 in. (16 cm) to 5 ft (1.5 m) long. They live alone, in pairs, or in small groups and feed on termites or other insects, vegetation, small animals, and carrion

Their flesh is good food

The body and head are incased in an armor composed of small bony plates

There are several species, one of which (the peba) is found as far north as Texas

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