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Cape armadillo

noun

Definition of Cape armadillo

: the scaly anteater (Manis temminckii) of southern Africa that like the true armadillo rolls into a ball when alarmed — compare pangolin

History and Etymology for Cape armadillo

from Cape of Good Hope

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