Neuter

Gürteltier

armadillo

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡʏʁtl̩ˌtiːɐ̯/
Etymology

Gürtel (“belt”) + Tier (“animal”). Displaced the earlier term Armadill (from Spanish armadillo), which had itself displaced Tatu (from Old Tupi).

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