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peba

peba

9.9
A small armadillo with nine bands of hard plates that lives from Texas to Paraguay
  • noun
  • /ˈpeɪbə/
  • US
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  • The peba is recognized by its nine distinctive bands of armor along its back.

Examples

  • The diet of the peba mainly consists of insects and small invertebrates.

  • Farmers in South America sometimes encounter the peba while working in the fields.

  • The peba is known for its unique armor.

  • Many people are fascinated by the peba.

  • Farmers in South America sometimes encounter the peba while working in the fields.

  • The peba is recognized by its nine distinctive bands of armor along its back.

  • The diet of the peba mainly consists of insects and small invertebrates.

Synonyms

nine-banded armadillo
vspeba
  • US
9.1

A small animal with nine bands of hard armor that lives in parts of North and South America

is the same species but uses another common name
Texas armadillo
vspeba
  • US
7.8

A small animal with nine bands of hard plates that lives from Texas to Paraguay

is the species' general English name rather than the regional term
Dasypus novemcinctus
vspeba
  • Specialized
9.9

An animal with nine hard plates on its back that lives from Texas to South America

is the everyday common name rather than the Latin scientific form

How Big

giant armadillo
  • US
1 7.3
peba
  • US
9.9

Surface Forms

peba singular
pebas plural

Etymology

Peba is a South American local name used in Spanish and Portuguese for a small armadillo, often heard in names like tatu-peba. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the familiar word armadillo and the animal's nine bands of 'armor', which explains why peba refers to that armored creature.