Dasypus novemcinctus
- noun
- Specialized
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Dasypus novemcinctus
- Unlike other armadillos, the Dasypus novemcinctus is noted for its nine distinct armor bands.
Examples
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The range of Dasypus novemcinctus extends from the southern United States to South America.
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Scientists often study the Dasypus novemcinctus to understand the spread of leprosy in wildlife.
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The Dasypus novemcinctus is known for its unique armor.
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Have you ever seen a Dasypus novemcinctus in the wild?
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Researchers have discovered that the Dasypus novemcinctus can carry leprosy without showing symptoms.
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The Dasypus novemcinctus is easily recognizable due to its nine segmented shell.
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During a field trip, we spotted a Dasypus novemcinctus foraging for insects in the underbrush.
Synonyms
A small animal with nine bands of hard armor that lives in parts of North and South America
A small animal with nine bands of hard plates that lives from Texas to Paraguay
A small armadillo with nine bands of hard plates that lives from Texas to Paraguay
Surface Forms
Morphology
Dasypus + novemcinctus
This is a taxonomic binomial combining the genus name Dasypus (an armadillo genus) with a Latin species epithet that literally encodes 'nine-banded' (novem = nine, cinctus ≈ girded/banded). If a learner truly knows both constituents and the convention of Latin species names, the meaning ('nine-banded armadillo') is inferable, but it depends on specialist/Latin-root knowledge and not on ordinary English composition patterns, so the transparency is partial.
Etymology
Dasypus novemcinctus comes from old Greek and Latin words that describe the animal. Dasypus means 'hairy foot' and novemcinctus means 'nine-banded', so the name points to the armadillo with nine bands of armor.
