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armadillo
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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2009
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ar·ma·dil·lo
/ ˌärməˈdilō/
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(pl. -os)
a nocturnal omnivorous mammal native to Central and South America, with large claws for digging and a body covered in bony plates. Several genera and species include the
nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus, family Dasypodidae).
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For armadillos, it's Pa. or bust
Newspaper article from: Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA; 9/5/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...definitive Web site on armadillos, Armadillo Online!, at...nixonjos/armadillo. That's confounded...can this be? Armadillos do not tolerate...nine- banded armadillo, anyway, cannot...Also, wild armadillos are not likely...
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Armadillo Indoor Marketplace Expands to Seven Days a Week, Introduces Texas Super Dollar Store.
PR Newswire; 3/10/2009; 700+ words
; Armadillo Is Ideal Destination for Recession Shoppers...HOUSTON, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Armadillo Indoor Marketplace, a huge indoor market...marketplace, this move more than doubles the Armadillo's current hours of operation. The...
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Armadillos Marching North to Illinois
News Wire article from: AP Online; 12/24/2006; 700+ words
; ...myth reports that armadillos - those armored...joshing about armadillos, either. Since...run-in with an armadillo that was turning...folks still eat armadillos, with plenty...such dishes as armadillo casserole, armadillo...
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Armadillos on the move, but experts not sure why.
Newspaper article from: Columbia Daily Tribune (Columbia, MO); 8/15/2006; 700+ words
; ...who saw a dead armadillo along Stadium Boulevard...guidebook about armadillos in Missouri. The...received several armadillo-related complaints...some damage from armadillos digging gardens...in September. Armadillos pose little threat...disease from an armadillo, Schroer said...
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Armadillos, and dangerous
Magazine article from: Natural History; 7/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...we didn't have any armadillos here in South Georgia...a bit about Florida armadillos from my cousin Mike...would hear was "my armadillo this" and "my armadillo...about as big as an armadillo, in the corner of...expanding populations of armadillos, just moving back...
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Armadillos on the move, but experts not sure why
Newspaper article from: Columbia Daily Tribune; 8/15/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...who saw a dead armadillo along Stadium Boulevard...guidebook about armadillos in Missouri. The...received several armadillo-related complaints...some damage from armadillos digging gardens...in September. Armadillos pose little threat...disease from an armadillo, Schroer said...
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Contact with armadillos increases the risk of leprosy in Brazil: A case control study
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology; 7/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...five handlers of armadillos in USA to contact...In a survey of armadillo meat consumption...indirect exposure to armadillos ( P et al , [19...association between armadillo contact and leprosy...consumption of armadillo meat was 90.4...that exposure to armadillos ( Dasypus ...
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Robert Gutierrez: Armadillo Construction. (housing developer)(1997 America's Best Builders & Lee Evans Award for Business Management Excellence)
Magazine article from: Builder; 1/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...strong systems and a dedicated team, Armadillo Construction helps lower-income people...says Gutierrez, president and CEO of Armadillo Construction in Laredo, Texas. "We...foot houses for less than $50,000, Armadillo Homes is committed to expanding the base...
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BOINNGG! HERE COME THE ARMADILLOS : Would a hopping armored tank with long claws, pointy ears, and a funny face scare you? Armadillos suddenly leap wa-a-ay up to frighten their enemies. And that's just one of the weird tricks these cat-sized creatures use to survive.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Ranger Rick; 11/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; Armadillo means "little armored...That armor has helped armadillos survive for millions of years. An armadillo's head, shoulders...Hard to tell in armadillos. But the color tells you it's a yellow armadillo. It's kind of funny...
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Thank winter the armadillo isn't here
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 6/20/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...a specialist on armadillos who serves as an...Within 30 years the armadillo spread from Louisiana...the road. The armadillo is fast becoming...backs, the dead armadillos look like miniature...that contact with armadillos causes Hansen...heavy blame on the armadillo," he says. The...
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armadillo
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
armadillo , New World armored...roots or enamel. Armadillos are found from...and body of an armadillo are almost completely...Members of some armadillo species can roll...for protection. Armadillos are omnivorous...
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armadillos
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
armadillos See DASYPODOIDEA .
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Dasypodoidea
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
Dasypodoidea ( armadillos ; suborder Xenarthra , infra-order...comprises the single family Dasypodidae (armadillos), the oldest known of all S. American...the Palaeocene and early Eocene . Armadillos are terrestrial, burrowing, omnivorous...
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Graves, Keith
Book article from: Something About the Author
...Hobbies and other interests: Befriending armadillos. Addresses Home — Austin...Gretna, LA), 1985. Helen Ketteman, Armadillo Tatletale, Scholastic Press (New York...2000, Judith Constantinides, review of Armadillo Tattletale, p. 201; January, 2002...
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Leprosy
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
...Surprisingly, a few species of armadillo can also be infected with M. leprae. Recently, however, wild armadillos have been appearing with a naturally...leprosy. If the disease spreads in the armadillo population, researchers will not...
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