Definition of "peludo" []

• A South American hairy armadillo, Chaetophractus villosus. (noun)

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• "Notable among mammals are the ratón marsupial (Lestos inca) and the añuje de altura (Dasyprocta kalinowsky), as well as the sachacabra (Pudu mephistopheles) and the armadillo peludo (Dasypus pilosus)."
• "Of armadilloes three species occur, namely, the Dasypus minutus or pichy, the D. villosus or peludo, and the apar."
• "The four species have nearly similar habits; the peludo, however, is nocturnal, while the others wander by day over the open plains, feeding on beetles, larvæ, roots, and even small snakes."