Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of armadillos, formerly conterminous with the family Dasypodidæ, now restricted to certain species of the subfamily Dasypodinæ (which see). See also cut under
armadillo .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the type genus of the
Dasypodidae .
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thesubfamily Dasypodinae — the surviving genus ofarmadillos .
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- noun type genus of the Dasypodidae
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Examples
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The Alaskan armadillo, otherwise known as Dasypus vae, has always made its home in some of the coldest climates known to man and is currently on the endangered species list.
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As is the case with plants, the hotspot also holds a number of more widespread mammal species, including the jaguar (Panthera onca), Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii, EN), the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), and the olingo (Bassaricyon gabbii).
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Two species of sloths (Bradypus variegatus and Choloepus didactylus) and the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) are common here.
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Three species of ant-eaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla, Cyclopes didactylus, and Tamandua tetradactyla), armadillos (Dasypus spp.), and deer (Mazama gouazoubira and M. americana) also inhabit this region.
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Notable among mammals are the ratón marsupial (Lestos inca) and the añuje de altura (Dasyprocta kalinowsky), as well as the sachacabra (Pudu mephistopheles) and the armadillo peludo (Dasypus pilosus).
Peruvian Yungas 2008
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There are no endemic birds restricted to the llanos ecoregion, and only two mammals: the marsupial Monodelphis orinoci and the edentate Dasypus sabanicola.
Llanos 2007
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Of armadilloes three species occur, namely, the Dasypus minutus or pichy, the D. villosus or peludo, and the apar.
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Of armadilloes three species occur, namely, the Dasypus minutus or pichy, the D. villosus or peludo, and the apar.
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Of armadilloes three species occur, namely, the Dasypus minutus or pichy, the D. villosus or peludo, and the apar.
Chapter V 1909
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I do not know of a more striking instance in the animal kingdom of adaptation of structure to habit than is afforded by the hairy armadillo -- Dasypus villosus.
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