English-Thai Dictionary

armadillo

N ตัว นิ่ม  tua-nim

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ARMADILLO

n. A quadruped peculiar to America, called also tatoo, and in zoology, the dasypus. This animal has neither fore-teeth, nor dog-teeth; it is covered with a hard, bony shell, divided into movable belts, except on the forehead, shoulders and haunches, where it is not movable. The belts are connected by a membrane, which enables the animal to roll itself up like a hedge hog. These animals burrow in the earth, where they lie during the day time, seldom going abroad except at night. They are of different sizes; the largest 3 feet in length, without the tail. They subsist chiefly on fruits and roots; sometimes on insects and flesh. When attacked, they roll themselves into a ball, presenting their armor on all sides to any assailant; but they are inoffensive, and their flesh is esteemed good food.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ARMADILLO

Ar `ma *dil "lo, n.; pl. Armadillos. Etym: [Sp. armadillo, dim. of armado armed, p. p. of armar to arm. Do called from being armed with a bony shell. ] (Zoöl.) (a ) Any edentate animal if the family Dasypidæ, 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. (b ) A genus of small isopod Crustacea that can roll themselves into a ball.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

armadillo

ar ma dil lo |ˌärməˈdilō ˌɑrməˈdɪloʊ | ▶noun ( pl. armadillos ) a nocturnal omnivorous mammal that has large claws for digging and a body covered in bony plates. Armadillos are native to the south central US and Central and South America. [Family Dasypodidae, order Xenarthra (or Edentata ): several genera and species, including the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus ), which has spread into the southern US. ] ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Spanish, diminutive of armado ‘armed man, ’ from Latin armatus, past participle of armare ‘to arm. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

armadillo

armadillo |ˌɑːməˈdɪləʊ | ▶noun ( pl. armadillos ) a nocturnal insectivorous mammal that has large claws for digging and a body covered in bony plates. Armadillos are native to Central and South America and one kind is spreading into the southern US. ●Family Dasypodidae, order Xenarthra (or Edentata ): several genera. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Spanish, diminutive of armado ‘armed man ’, from Latin armatus, past participle of armare ‘to arm ’.

 

Spanish Dictionary

armadillo

armadillo nombre masculino Mamífero edentado de América Central y del Sur, cuyo dorso y cola están protegidos por placas córneas articuladas de manera que le permiten arrollarse en bola; es cavador y se suele alimentar de invertebrados y vegetales; con su caparazón, rígido y con abundantes pelos cerdosos, se fabrican los charangos; su carne es muy apreciada; existen varias familias :el armadillo de nueve bandas pare siempre cuatro crías del mismo sexo e iguales .SINÓNIMO cachicamo, mulita, peludo, quirquincho, tatú, tochi .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

armadillo

ar ma dil lo /ɑ̀ː r mədɪ́loʊ /〖＜スペイン 〗名詞 複 ～s C 〘動 〙アルマジロ 〘米国南部から南米に生息 〙.