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Meaning of Armadillo | Babel Free

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

Български броненосец
Bosanski balta tatu
Català armadillo
Čeština pásovec
Cymraeg armadilo armellog
Dansk bæltedyr
Esperanto dazipo
Suomi vyötiäinen
Français tatou
Gaeilge armadailín
Hrvatski balta tatu
Magyar tatu
Հայերեն զրահակիր
Bahasa Indonesia trenggiling
Íslenska beltisdýr
Italiano armadillo
Қазақша кіреукей
한국어 아르마딜로
Kurdî rûn
Македонски оклопник
Bahasa Melayu armadillo
Polski pancernik
Português tatu
Română tatu
Русский броненосец
Српски balta tatu
Svenska bälta bältdjur
Kiswahili kakakuona
ไทย นิ่ม
Tagalog armadilyo
Українська броненосець

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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