armadillo
Banded burrowing creature
An armadillo is a burrowing mammal native to the Americas, distinctive for its armor of bony plates covering its back and sides.
The nine-banded armadillo is the only species found in the United States, known for its habit of jumping when startled—unfortunately often into the undercarriage of passing vehicles.
Some species can roll into a ball when threatened.
Unearth by shoveling
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- excavateRemove earth systematically
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- denPrivate room or lair
underground · claws · soil · earth · subterranean · hole · shelter · nest
Mycobacterial infection causing disfigurement
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- medicineCurative substance or practice
- vehicleMeans of transport
- roadkillVehicle-struck animal remains
jump · startle · lucky · charm · basket · purse · curiosity · oddity
Protective dorsal exoskeleton
- bonyThin, with protruding skeleton
- shellHard outer covering
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- platingSurface metal application
segmented · bands · leathery · snout · claws · tail · ears · protective
Vehicle-struck animal remains
- mascotGroup's symbolic figure
- Lone Star StateOfficial Texas nickname
- barbecueSlow-cook over coals
- mesquiteThorny desert legume
prairie · Rio Grande · Guadalupe · chaparral · scrubland · ranch · desert · wildlife
Warm-blooded, milk-producing animal
Organism eating bugs primarily
- antsSocial colony insects
- termitesWood-eating social insects
- grubsImmature beetle stage
- beetlesHard-winged insects
larvae · foraging · snout · tongue · invertebrates · arthropods · earthworms · insects
dig
Unearth by shoveling
den · underground · claws · soil · earth · subterranean · hole · shelter · nest · chamber
leprosy
Mycobacterial infection causing disfigurement
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- medicineCurative substance or practice
- vehicleMeans of transport
roadkill · jump · startle · lucky · charm · basket · purse · curiosity · oddity · symbol
carapace
Protective dorsal exoskeleton
plating · segmented · bands · leathery · snout · claws · tail · ears · protective · keratin
roadkill
Vehicle-struck animal remains
- mascotGroup's symbolic figure
- Lone Star StateOfficial Texas nickname
- barbecueSlow-cook over coals
mesquite · prairie · Rio Grande · Guadalupe · chaparral · scrubland · ranch · desert · wildlife · varmint
mammal
Warm-blooded, milk-producing animal
insectivore
Organism eating bugs primarily
beetles · larvae · foraging · snout · tongue · invertebrates · arthropods · earthworms · insects · rooting
- TexasAlamo, Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio
- Mexican Wildlifejaguar, ocelot, axolotl, vaquita, Mexican wolf
- shelled animalssnail, clam, oyster, mussel, scallop
- snouted animalsaardvark, anteater, giant anteater, tapir, elephant
- South American animalsjaguar, capybara, llama, alpaca, piranha
- South American mammalsalpaca, anteater, capybara, chinchilla, coati