armadilloes
Armored burrowing mammals
Armadilloes is an alternate plural of armadillo, the burrowing mammal native to the Americas, covered in bony plates that form a protective shell.
The standard plural is armadillos, but armadilloes appears occasionally, following the pattern of words like tomatoes and potatoes: The armadilloes had dug up the entire lawn.
Warm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- shellHard outer covering
- platesFlat eating dishes
- burrowingDigging to create shelter
- clawsAnimal gripping nails
snout · nocturnal · insectivore · leprosy · Texas · pups · keratin · scales
mammal
Warm-blooded, milk-producing animal
claws · snout · nocturnal · insectivore · leprosy · Texas · pups · keratin · scales · digging
roadkill
Vehicle-struck animal remains
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- burrowsAnimal-dug underground shelters
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
grubs · insects · termites · ants · beetles · larvae · prairie · scrubland · desert · grassland
mascot
Group's symbolic figure
- cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
- AmarilloTexas Panhandle's largest city
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
taxidermy · curiosity · roadside · novelty · handbag · basket · instrument · southwestern · quirky · Rudyard Kipling