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a knight who never takes off the armor, even to sleep.
means A small burrowing mammal of the Americas whose body is covered in tough, bony, overlapping plates that act as natural armor.
from From Spanish armadillo, a diminutive of armado, 'armed one' — itself from Latin armatus, 'armed.' Spanish explorers in the New World, eyeing this plated little beast, essentially named it 'the little armored thing.' The same Latin root arms (so to speak) words like armor, army, and armada.
- identical quads
- always births four genetically identical pups
- leprosy link
- one of few animals besides humans carrying leprosy
- bullet bouncer
- shells have deflected bullets back at shooters
- holds breath
- can walk underwater for several minutes
- ancient cousin
- prehistoric relatives grew car-sized armored shells
nine-banded armadillo — most common species in north america, ranges from southern us to argentina, can hold breath for 6 minutes
giant armadillo — largest species weighing up to 160 pounds, found in south american rainforests from venezuela to argentina
pink fairy armadillo — smallest species at 3-4 inches long, endangered and found only in central argentina