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Meaning and definition for "armadillo" word

[noun] burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates
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\Ar`ma*dil"lo\ ([aum]r`m[.a]*d[i^]l"l[-o]), n.; pl. {Armadillos} (-l[=o]z). [Sp. armadillo, dim. of armado armed, p. p. of armar to arm. So called from being armed with a bony shell.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any edentate animal if the family {Dasypid[ae]}, 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. See {Peba}, {Poyou}, {Tatouay}.
(b) A genus of small isopod Crustacea that can roll themselves into a ball.

See also: apar | Burmeisteria retusa | cabassous | Cabassous unicinctus | chlamyphore | Chlamyphorus truncatus | Dasypodidae | Dasypus novemcinctus | edentate | Euphractus sexcinctus | fairy armadillo | family Dasypodidae | giant armadillo | greater pichiciego | nine-banded armadillo | peba | peludo | pichiciago | pichiciego | poyou | Priodontes giganteus | tatou | tatouay | tatu | Texas armadillo | three-banded armadillo | Tolypeutes tricinctus |

Related terms: aoudad, beaver, binturong, blue fox, brown bear, elephant, fallow deer, fitch, gazelle, hare, jaguar, jaguarundi, karakul, llama, marmot, marten, mastodon, mouflon, mountain lion, muntjac, nilgai, polecat, poyou, sloth, tamandua, Virginia deer, wildcat, wolverine, woolly mammoth, zoril

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Let's analyse "armadillo" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Four syllables and Four vowels. 44.4% of vowels is 5.8% more then average English word. Written in backwards: OLLIDAMRA. Average typing speed for these characters is 2520 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: armadillo: 1 + 1 + 9 + 6 = 17, reduced: 8 . and the final result is Eight.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: armadillo: 1 + 9 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 9 + 3 + 3 + 6 = 40, reduced: 4, and the final result is Four.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (2) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
D (1) 4 Emperor Determined, Persistant, Idealist
I (1) 9 Hermit Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
L (2) 12 Hanged Man Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
M (1) 13 Death Creator, Developer, Builder
O (1) 15 Devil Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
R (1) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong

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