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Armadillo

Noun CEFR B2
ɑɹməˈdɪloʊ

Definitions

Any of the burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, families Dasypodidae and Chlamyphoridae in the order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially in South America.

Equivalents

34 more languages
Българскиброненосец
Bosanskibaltatatu
Catalàarmadillo
Češtinapásovec
Esperantodazipo
Hrvatskibaltatatu
Magyartatu
Հայերենզրահակիր
Bahasa Indonesiatrenggiling
Íslenskabeltisdýr
Italianoarmadillo
Қазақ тілікіреукей
Kurdîrûn
Македонскиоклопник
Bahasa Melayuarmadillo
Polskipancernik
Portuguêstatu
Românătatu
Русскийброненосец
Српскиbaltatatu
Kiswahilikakakuona
ไทยนิ่ม
Tagalogarmadilyo
Українськаброненосець

Examples

The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters …. But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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