| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun armadillo.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (armadillo) |
1. Burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates.[Wordnet]. 2. Any edentate animal if the family Dasypidae, 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.[Websters]. 3. A genus of small isopod Crustacea that can roll themselves into a ball.[Websters]. | |
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Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. |
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"Armadillos" is a common misspelling or typo for: armadilloes. |
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Date "Armadillos" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Biology & Biotechnology | Family of the order Edentata. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Health | Burrowing, chiefly nocturnal mammals of the family Dasypodidae having bodies and heads encased in small bony plates. They are widely distributed in the warmer parts of the Americas. (references) | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Topics by Level of Interest: ARMADILLOS | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Live in Texas: Dead Armadillos | 8 | Live in Texas: Dead Armadillos | 8 | |
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Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Al Arabiya | مُدَرَّع (armored, ironclad, armadillo, armadillos, armed). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Al Fus-Ha | مُدَرَّع (armored, ironclad, armadillo, armadillos, armed). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arabic | مُدَرَّع (armored, ironclad, armadillo, armadillos, armed). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bohemian | pásovci (armadillos). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | tatus (armadillos). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Central Danish | baeltedyr (armadillos). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Cestina | pásovci (armadillos). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Czech | pásovci (armadillos). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Danish | baeltedyr (armadillos). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dansk | baeltedyr (armadillos). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Deutsch | Gurteltiere (armadillos), Gürteltiere (armadillos, Armadillo). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dutch | gordeldier (armadillo, armadillos). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | tatous (armadillos), dasypodidés (armadillos). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | tatous (armadillos), dasypodidés (armadillos). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| German | Gurteltiere (armadillos), Gürteltiere (armadillos, Armadillo). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Greek | τατού (armadillos), δασυποδίδες (armadillos). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Greek (transliteration) | tatou (armadillos), dhasipodhidhes (armadillos). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High Arabic | مُدَرَّع (armored, ironclad, armadillo, armadillos, armed). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High German | Gurteltiere (armadillos), Gürteltiere (armadillos, Armadillo). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hochdeutsch | Gurteltiere (armadillos), Gürteltiere (armadillos, Armadillo). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hungarian | tatu (tatu, armadillo, armadillos), gömbászka (armadillo, armadillos), örvös állat (armadillo, armadillos). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | アルマジロ (armadillo, armadillos, armadilloes). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Magyar | tatu (tatu, armadillo, armadillos), gömbászka (armadillo, armadillos), örvös állat (armadillo, armadillos). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Portuguese | tatus (armadillos). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ruotsi | tatous (armadillos), Dasypodidae (armadillos). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Sjaelland | baeltedyr (armadillos). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | tatúes (armadillos). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Svenska | tatous (armadillos), Dasypodidae (armadillos). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Swedish | tatous (armadillos), Dasypodidae (armadillos). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, armadillos. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). | Top | |||
| Language | Translations for “armadillos” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Pig Latin | armadillosway (armadillos). Additional references: Pig Latin, armadillos. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | tatuesdi (armadillos). Additional references: Terran B, armadillos. (volunteer) | |||
| Source: compiled by the editor. | Top | |||
| Language | Period | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | ||
| Latin | 500 BCE - 1700 | Dasypodidae (armadillos, armadillo). Additional references: Latin, armadillos. (volunteer) | ||
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