"Tatusiid" is a word in ENGLISH

Any edentate animal if the family Dasypidae, peculiar to America. The body and head are incased in an armor composed …

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

of Armadillo

A species of armadillo of the genus Xenurus (X. unicinctus and X. hispidus); the tatouay.

A small South American edentate (Chlamyphorus truncatus, and C. retusus) allied to the armadillo. It is covered with a leathery …

An order of mammals including the armadillos, sloths, and anteaters; -- called also Bruta. The incisor teeth are rarely developed, …

One of several species of armadillos of the genera Dasypus and Euphractus, having five toes both on the fore and …

The hardened parts of the external integument of an animal, including hair, feathers, nails, horns, scales, etc.,as well as the …

An extinct South American quaternary mammal, allied to the armadillos. It was as large as an ox, was covered with …

A suborder of edentates, covered with bony plates, including the armadillos.

Covered with a shell or exterior made of plates somewhat like a coat of mail, as in the armadillo.

The three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutis tricinctus). See Illust. under Loricata.

An armadillo (Tatusia novemcincta) which is found from Texas to Paraguay; -- called also tatouhou.

The South American hairy armadillo (Dasypus villosus).

A Brazilian armadillo (Dasypus minutus); the little armadillo.

A small, burrowing, South American edentate (Chlamyphorus truncatus), allied to the armadillos. The shell is attached only along the back.

A South American armadillo (Dasypus sexcinctus). Called also sixbanded armadillo.

The hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates. In some mollusks, as the cuttlefishes, …

The giant armadillo (Priodontes gigas) of tropical South America. It becomes nearly five feet long including the tail. It is …

An armadillo (Xenurus unicinctus), native of the tropical parts of South America. It has about thirteen movable bands composed of …