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Meaning of armadillo

armadillo: It is one of the most popular common names of a placental mammal of the Order Cingulata. It belongs to the family Dasypodidae. They receive other common names such as quirquincho, mulita, tatú, peludo, cachicamo, jerrejerre, gurre, cueche, piche, carachupa. It has an armor of plates.; Dasypod mammal animal that inhabits America. Its main feature is an articulated shell that allows it to wrap on itself as protection.; ARMADILLO: Crustacean oniscideo elliptical body with external antennas of seven artejos that lives under stones and in places of high humidity.