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Meaning of tolypeutes matacus



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tolypeutes matacus
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It means killer that looks like a ball. Three-way mataco or armadillo. It is the scientific name for a class of armadillo found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. It is also called ball killer, quirquino ball, piche ball, corechi or tú ball.

  



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Tolypeutes matacus : Species of armadillo of the genre tolypeutes also known as corechi , ball killer, quirquincho ball and tatú ball. It has a long sticky tongue and feeds on insects, ants, termites, fruits and vegetables. They roll into a ball to fend off predators.

  










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