Mammal With Protective Plates Crossword Clue

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	noun • burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates
	32%	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.
	31%	8		Protective pad placed beneath plates at meals
	noun • a pad for use under a hot dish to protect a table

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1	Aquatic mammal seen on some Florida license plates New York Times Mini - 04 Dec 2021	New York Times Mini / 04 Dec 2021
2	Burrowing mammal with a covering of bony plates The Guardian Quick - 18 Nov 2013	The Guardian Quick / 18 Nov 2013
3	Includes dinner plates, salad plates, and soup bowls
4	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
5	Major tectonic plates include the Pacific, African, and _______ plates
6	Mammal covered in plates The Guardian Quick - 18 Dec 2004	The Guardian Quick / 18 Dec 2004
7	Protective pad placed beneath plates at meals The Guardian Quick - 27 Oct 2008	The Guardian Quick / 27 Oct 2008

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