Definitions for armadillo

armadillo ar·ma·dil·lo

Spelling: [ahr-muh-dil-oh]
IPA: /ˌɑr məˈdɪl oʊ/

Armadillo is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 320 anagrams from letters in armadillo (aadillmor).

Definitions for armadillo

noun

  1. any of several burrowing, chiefly nocturnal mammals constituting the family Dasypodidae, ranging from the southern U.S. through South America, having strong claws and a jointed protective covering of bony plates: used in certain areas for food.

Origin of armadillo

1570-80; Spanish, equivalent to armad(o) armed (Latin armātus; see arm2, -ate1) + -illo Latin

Examples for armadillo

The ox was found to be very good, and so was the sheep, and the armadillo.

"Let the one who got you in there help you out," replied the armadillo as he went on his way.

It is a curious fact that mosquitoes often inhabit the burrows of the armadillo.

The armadillo had not heard of any danger, but he replied that it had passed.

The monkey, the goat, and the armadillo have all failed to give satisfaction.

When he finds no mosquitoes, he is sure there is no armadillo.

Nicaragua: Nicaragua boasts not one, but two species of everyone's favorite armored mammal, the armadillo.

How Alexander McQueen's "armadillo boots" charmed Lady Gaga, Daphne Guinness, and Barbie.

When you were doing the interview, David, were you aware of just how thick skinned, how armored, he was like an armadillo?

And, like a true critic, Menkes dwelled for a moment on the centerpiece of that collection, the infamous armadillo boot.

Word Value for armadillo
Scrable

12

Words with friends

15

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