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An armadillo , native of the tropical parts of South America. It has about thirteen movable bands composed of small, nearly square, scales. The head is long; the tail is round and tapered, and nearly destitute of scales; the claws of the fore feet

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An armadillo , native of the tropical parts of South America. It has about thirteen movable bands composed of small, nearly square, scales. The head is long; the tail is round and tapered, and nearly destitute of scales; the claws of the fore feet are very large. Called also tatouary, and broad-banded armadillo.

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  • COMPOSITOUS
    Belonging to the Compositæ; composite. Darwin.
  • SOUTHWESTERLY
    To ward or from the southwest; as, a southwesterly course; a southwesterly wind.
  • ROUNDWORM
    A nematoid worm.
  • ROUNDISH
    Somewhat round; as, a roundish seed; a roundish figure. -- Round"ish*ness, n.
  • SOUTHERNLINESS
    Southerliness.
  • TAPERED
    Lighted with a taper or tapers; as, a tapered choir. T. Warton.
  • ROUNDABOUTNESS
    The quality of being roundabout; circuitousness.
  • ABOUT
    On the point or verge of; going; in act of. Paul was now aboutto open his mouth. Acts xviii. 14. 7. Concerning; with regard to; on account of; touching. "To treat about thy ransom." Milton. She must have her way about Sarah. Trollope. (more info)
  • SOUTHREN
    Southern. "I am a Southren man." Chaucer.
  • AMERICANIZATION
    The process of Americanizing.
  • ROUNDFISH
    Any ordinary market fish, exclusive of flounders, sole, halibut, and other flatfishes. A lake whitefish , less compressed than the common species. It is very abundant in British America and Alaska.
  • ROUND-UP
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  • SMALLISH
    Somewhat small. G. W. Cable.
  • MOVABLE
    1. Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; susceptible of motion; not fixed or stationary; as, a movable steam engine. 2. Changing from one time to another; as, movable
  • COMPOSURE
    1. The act of composing, or that which is composed; a composition. Signor Pietro, who had an admirable way both of composure and teaching. Evelyn. 2. Orderly adjustment; disposition. Various composures and combinations of these corpuscles.
  • COMPOSSIBLE
    Able to exist with another thing; consistent. Chillingworth.
  • TROPICALLY
    In a tropical manner; figuratively; metaphorically.
  • SQUARE-TOED
    Having the toe square. Obsolete as fardingales, ruffs, and square-toed shoes. V. Knox.
  • SQUARELY
    In a square form or manner.
  • ELIMINATIVE
    Relating to, or carrying on, elimination.
  • INDECOMPOSABLENESS
    Incapableness of decomposition; stability; permanence; durability.
  • NOMINATIVELY
    In the manner of a nominative; as a nominative.
  • MISGROUND
    To found erroneously. "Misgrounded conceit." Bp. Hall.
  • EMANATIVE
    Issuing forth; effluent.
  • THREE-SQUARE
    Having a cross section in the form of an equilateral triangle; -- said especially of a kind of file.
  • DOMINATIVE
    Governing; ruling; imperious. Sir E. Sandys.
  • REGNATIVE
    Ruling; governing.
  • GROUNDWORK
    That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle. Dryden.
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    A piece of ground used for recreation; as, the playground of a school.
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    Expressing coördination. J. W. Gibbs.
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    p. p. of Grind. Chaucer.

 

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