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ARMADILLIDIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Armadillidium mean? 

ARMADILLIDIUM (noun)
  The noun ARMADILLIDIUM has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Armadillidiidaeplay

  Familiarity information: ARMADILLIDIUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ARMADILLIDIUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Armadillidiidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Armadillidium; genus Armadillidium

Hypernyms ("Armadillidium" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Armadillidium"):

pill bug (small terrestrial isopod with a convex segmented body that can roll up into a ball)

Holonyms ("Armadillidium" is a member of...):

Armadillidiidae; family Armadillidiidae (pill bugs)


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