APAR

apar, three-banded armadillo, Tolypeutes tricinctus

(noun) South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates

Source: WordNet® 3.1


A"par, A"pa*ra, n. Etym: [Native name apara.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: See Mataco.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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