PEBA

peba, nine-banded armadillo, Texas armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus

(noun) having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

peba (plural pebas)

An armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) found from Texas to Paraguay; the tatouhou.

Source: Wiktionary


Pe"ba, n. Etym: [Cf. Pg. peba.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: An armadillo (Tatusia novemcincta) which is found from Texas to Paraguay; -- called also tatouhou.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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