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How to use armadillo in a sentence

11 example sentences · noun

Armadillo means any of the burrowing mammals in the families Dasypodidae, Chlamyphoridae, Tolypeutidae and Euphractidae in the order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially South America, and covered with bony, jointed protective plates. Example: “But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna.”

Examples of armadillo by meaning

nounAny of the burrowing mammals in the families Dasypodidae, Chlamyphoridae, Tolypeutidae and Euphractidae in the order...

  • But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna.2013 July 26, Nick Miroff, “Mexico gets a taste for eating insects …”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 32

More sentences with armadillo

  • The world can be a dangerous place for fox kits, flaminglets, armadillo pups, and zebra foals.2024, Dawn Huebner, Facing Mighty Fears About Being Apart From Parents, page 13. From the entry flaminglet
  • However, only in armadillos does polyembryony happen consistently, in each and every pregnancy.2014, John C. Avise, Genetics in the Wild, →ISBN. From the entry polyembryony
  • Dad held his breath while Pam rolled over like an armadillo bug.2003, Helen Kay Polaski, Forget me Knots... from the Front Porch, →ISBN, page 70. From the entry armadillo bug
  • The word armadillo is of Spanish origin and refers to the armorlike covering of these animals.1999, Ronald M Nowak, Walker's mammals of the world, Volume 1. From the entry armorlike
  • Coyotes and dogs are the primary natural predators of armadillos in the United States.1986, Kansas Wildlife. From the entry dillo
  • Granny got all bubbly because of our good manners and forgot about the burned mac and cheesy armadillo.2013, Rick Gales, Granny Puckerlips: Keepin’ It Real with Kindness and Respect, Bloomington, Ind.: WestBow Press, Thomas Nelson, →ISBN…. From the entry mac and cheesy
  • At Tulpehocken Street, playing in the woodpile by the stable, the creature, which I called an armadillo bug, somehow got into my ear.1946, Cornelius Weygandt, On the Edge of Evening, →OCLC, page 21. From the entry armadillo bug
  • Whereas most people open their front doors to find a nicely wrapped newspaper in the morning, Felix found a sleeping armadillo wrapped up into a protective ball.2013, Chuck Pheterson, Blank Slate. From the entry wrap up
  • After all, a pill bug normally spends the sunlit hours when diurnal birds are about coiled away like a petite armadillo, often beneath some unpeckable tree stump or stone.2007 June 26, Natalie Angier, “In Parasite Survival, Ploys to Get Help From a Host”, in New York Times. From the entry unpeckable
  • "We're such a small bump in the road that driving through Sylvester is like hitting an armadillo at 60 miles an hour," drawls local businessman David Register.1995 June 25, “Wired In The Woods”, in Newsweek, retrieved 21 Jul 2014. From the entry bump in the road

Meaning of armadillo

  1. noun Any of the burrowing mammals in the families Dasypodidae, Chlamyphoridae, Tolypeutidae and Euphractidae in the order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially South America, and covered with bony, jointed protective plates.

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Questions about armadillo in a sentence

How do you use armadillo in a sentence?
Armadillo is used as a noun. For example: “But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna.”
What is a short sentence with armadillo?
“Dad held his breath while Pam rolled over like an armadillo bug.”
What does armadillo mean?
Armadillo means any of the burrowing mammals in the families Dasypodidae, Chlamyphoridae, Tolypeutidae and Euphractidae in the order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially South America, and covered with bony, jointed protective plates.

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