noun
having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay
• Syn: ↑nine-banded armadillo, ↑Texas armadillo, ↑Dasypus novemcinctus
• Hypernyms: ↑armadillo
• Member Holonyms: ↑Dasypus, ↑genus Dasypus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.