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Adelantadillo Adelantadillo A`de*lan`ta*dil"lo, n. [Sp.]
A Spanish red wine made of the first ripe grapes.
Armadillo Armadillo Ar`ma*dil"lo ([aum]r`m[.a]*d[i^]l"l[-o]), n.; pl.
Armadillos (-l[=o]z). [Sp. armadillo, dim. of armado armed,
p. p. of armar to arm. So called from being armed with a bony
shell.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any edentate animal if the family Dasypid[ae], peculiar
to America. The body and head are incased in an armor
composed of small bony plates. The armadillos burrow in
the earth, seldom going abroad except at night. When
attacked, they curl up into a ball, presenting the armor
on all sides. Their flesh is good food. There are several
species, one of which (the peba) is found as far north as
Texas. See Peba, Poyou, Tatouay.
(b) A genus of small isopod Crustacea that can roll
themselves into a ball.
Armadillos Armadillo Ar`ma*dil"lo ([aum]r`m[.a]*d[i^]l"l[-o]), n.; pl.
Armadillos (-l[=o]z). [Sp. armadillo, dim. of armado armed,
p. p. of armar to arm. So called from being armed with a bony
shell.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any edentate animal if the family Dasypid[ae], peculiar
to America. The body and head are incased in an armor
composed of small bony plates. The armadillos burrow in
the earth, seldom going abroad except at night. When
attacked, they curl up into a ball, presenting the armor
on all sides. Their flesh is good food. There are several
species, one of which (the peba) is found as far north as
Texas. See Peba, Poyou, Tatouay.
(b) A genus of small isopod Crustacea that can roll
themselves into a ball.
broad-banded armadillo Tatouay Tat"ou*ay, n. [Of Brazilian origin; cf. Pg. tatu, F.
tatou.] (Zo["o]l.)
An armadillo (Xenurus unicinctus), native of the tropical
parts of South America. It has about thirteen movable bands
composed of small, nearly square, scales. The head is long;
the tail is round and tapered, and nearly destitute of
scales; the claws of the fore feet are very large. Called
also tatouary, and broad-banded armadillo.
Grenadillo Grenadillo Gren`a*dil"lo, n. [Sp. granadillo.]
A handsome tropical American wood, much used for making
flutes and other wind instruments; -- called also Grenada
cocos, or cocus, and red ebony.
Mule armadillo Mule Mule (m[=u]l), n. [F., a she-mule, L. mula, fem. of
mulus; cf. Gr. my`klos, mychlo`s. Cf. AS. m[=u]l, fr. L.
mulus. Cf. Mulatto.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A hybrid animal; specifically, one generated
between an ass and a mare, sometimes a horse and a
she-ass. See Hinny.
Note: Mules are much used as draught animals. They are hardy,
and proverbial for stubbornness.
2. (Bot.) A plant or vegetable produced by impregnating the
pistil of one species with the pollen or fecundating dust
of another; -- called also hybrid.
3. A very stubborn person.
4. A machine, used in factories, for spinning cotton, wool,
etc., into yarn or thread and winding it into cops; --
called also jenny and mule-jenny.
Mule armadillo (Zo["o]l.), a long-eared armadillo (Tatusia
hybrida), native of Buenos Aires; -- called also mulita.
See Illust. under Armadillo.
Mule deer (Zo["o]l.), a large deer (Cervus, or Cariacus,
macrotis) of the Western United States. The name refers
to its long ears.
Mule pulley (Mach.), an idle pulley for guiding a belt
which transmits motion between shafts that are not
parallel.
Mule twist, cotton yarn in cops, as spun on a mule; -- in
distinction from yarn spun on a throstle frame.
Peccadillo Peccadillo Pec`ca*dil"lo, n.; pl. Peccadillos. [Sp.
pecadillo, dim. of pecado a sin, fr. L. peccatum. See
Peccant.]
A slight trespass or offense; a petty crime or fault. --Sir
W. Scott.
Peccadillos Peccadillo Pec`ca*dil"lo, n.; pl. Peccadillos. [Sp.
pecadillo, dim. of pecado a sin, fr. L. peccatum. See
Peccant.]
A slight trespass or offense; a petty crime or fault. --Sir
W. Scott.
Sapadillo Sapadillo Sap`a*dil"lo, n.
See Sapodila.
sapadillo Sapodilla Sap`o*dil"la, n. [Sp. zapote, sapotillo, zapotillo,
Mexican cochit-zapotl. Cf. Sapota.] (Bot.)
A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree (Achras Sapota);
also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum. [Written also
sapadillo, sappadillo, sappodilla, and zapotilla.]
Sapodilla plum (Bot.), the fruit of Achras Sapota. It is
about the size of an ordinary quince, having a rough,
brittle, dull brown rind, the flesh being of a dirty
yellowish white color, very soft, and deliciously sweet.
Called also naseberry. It is eatable only when it begins
to be spotted, and is much used in desserts.
sappadillo Sapodilla Sap`o*dil"la, n. [Sp. zapote, sapotillo, zapotillo,
Mexican cochit-zapotl. Cf. Sapota.] (Bot.)
A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree (Achras Sapota);
also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum. [Written also
sapadillo, sappadillo, sappodilla, and zapotilla.]
Sapodilla plum (Bot.), the fruit of Achras Sapota. It is
about the size of an ordinary quince, having a rough,
brittle, dull brown rind, the flesh being of a dirty
yellowish white color, very soft, and deliciously sweet.
Called also naseberry. It is eatable only when it begins
to be spotted, and is much used in desserts.
