We have to do a presentation about an animal that lives in Latin America, and I got the “amadillo”. I’m wondering if this is the Spanish name for “armadillo” or if he just misspelled the word.
Thanks!
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Is “armadillo” in Spanish “amadillo”?
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yeah it is. except the two ll’s are like y’s, but you know that.
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Armadillos are small placental mammals, known for having a leathery armor shell. The Dasypodidae are the only surviving family in the order Cingulata, part of the superorder Xenarthra along with the anteaters and sloths. The word armadillo is Spanish for “little armored one.”
There are approximately 10 extant genera and around 20 extant species of armadillo, some of which are distinguished by the number of bands on their armor. Their average length is about 75 centimeters (30 in), including tail; the Giant Armadillo grows up to 1.5 m (5 ft) and weigh 59 kg (130 lbs), while the Pink Fairy Armadillos are diminutive species with an overall length of 12–15 cm (4–5 in). All species are native to the Americas, where they inhabit a variety of environments.
In the United States, the sole resident armadillo is the Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus), which is most common in the central southernmost states, particularly Texas. Their range is as far east as South Carolina and Florida and as far north as Nebraska, and while cold winters have slowed the expansion of their range (due to a lack of sufficient body fat), they have been consistently expanding their range over the last century due to a lack of natural predators and have been found as north far as Illinois and Indiana, and are expected to eventually reach Ohio before the cold winters inhibit their expansion.
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ENGLISH: Armadillo
SPANISH: Armadillo
The Difference is that the 2 “ll” sound /J/ in spanish
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He misspelled it.
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Yes, but in Spanish pronounced, “ARM A DI-YO”
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cachicamo
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tatu in brazil. you say tatu
http://www.curiosidadeanimal.com/mamifero_tatu_canastra.shtml
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