dasypod

dasˈypod noun

Any member of the genus

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Main Entry: ↑Dasypus

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dasypod Zool.

(ˈdæsɪpɒd)

[f. generic name Dasypus, ad. Gr. δασύπους, δασυποδ-, hairy or rough-footed.]

Of or pertaining to Dasypus, a genus of armadillos; an animal of this genus. Hence daˈsypodid n., daˈsypodine a.