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encoubert

encoubert noun: one of several species of armadillo of the genera Dasypus and Euphractus, with five toes on both the fore and the hind feet.

encoubert: one of several species of armadillo of the genera Dasypus and Euphractus, with five toes on both...
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Noun

encoubert (plural encouberts)

  1. One of several species of armadillo of the genera Dasypus and Euphractus, with five toes on both the fore and the hind feet.

Forms of encoubert

pluralencouberts

Origin of encoubert

From French encoubert, from Portuguese encorberto, encuberto (“covered”).

Questions about encoubert

What does encoubert mean?
Encoubert means one of several species of armadillo of the genera Dasypus and Euphractus, with five toes on both the fore and the hind feet.
What part of speech is encoubert?
Encoubert is a noun.
What is the plural of encoubert?
The plural of encoubert is encouberts.

Words near encoubert in the dictionary

  1. encorporate
  2. encorporated
  3. encorporates
  4. encorporating
  5. encorporation
  6. encoubert
  7. encouberts
  8. encounter
  9. encounter group
  10. encounter groups
  11. encounterable

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