Central And South American Mammal Covered With Armour Like Bony Plates Crossword Clue

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Updated: May 10, 2024

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	noun • burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates
	39%	5		South and Central American mammal related to the raccoon
	noun • omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America
	38%	6		Latin word for “shield” that refers to a large oblong Roman example of said piece of armour; a constellation; or, one of the protective plates of an armadillo, insect or turtle
	noun • An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry of the Roman army. • A scute. • A shield-like protection, such as the scutum protecting the back of a hard tick (cf. alloscutum, conscutum) • One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle. • The kneecap.

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	Clue	Source
1	Armour-like structure of a scorpion
2	Burrowing mammal covered with strong horny plates The Guardian Quick - 10 May 2021	The Guardian Quick / 10 May 2021
3	Burrowing mammal with a covering of bony plates The Guardian Quick - 18 Nov 2013	The Guardian Quick / 18 Nov 2013
4	Its body is covered in bony plates, providing protection like armor
5	Latin word for “shield” that refers to a large oblong Roman example of said piece of armour; a constellation; or, one of the protective plates of an armadillo, insect or turtle Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 23 Sep 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 23 Sep 2023
6	Mammal covered in plates The Guardian Quick - 18 Dec 2004	The Guardian Quick / 18 Dec 2004
7	South and Central American mammal related to the raccoon New York Times - 17 Oct 2022	New York Times / 17 Oct 2022

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