Usage examples (6)

• 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,...
• 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...
• The peludo is about a foot in length, and has hair sticking out between his scales.