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armadillo

Armadillo is a 9 letter word which starts with the letter A and ends with the letter O for which we found 2 definitions.

Definition
(n.) Any edentate animal if the family Dasypidae peculiar to America. The body and head are incased in an armor composed of small bony plates. The armadillos burrow in the earth seldom going abroad except at night. When attacked they curl up into a ball presenting the armor on all sides. Their flesh is good food. There are several species one of which (the peba) is found as far north as Texas. See Peba Poyou Tatouay.
(n.) A genus of small isopod Crustacea that can roll themselves into a ball.

Syllable Information

The word armadillo is a 9 letter word that has 4 syllable 's . The syllable division for armadillo is: ar-ma-dil-lo


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