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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Spanish
Origin: armado 'armed person'

armadillo

 noun
     
Related topics: Animals
ar‧ma‧dil‧lo plural armadillos [countable]
HBA a small animal that has a shell made of hard material, and lives in parts of North and South America
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