Meanings
apar1
nounapar (plural apars)
plural apars
- The three-banded armadillo, Tolypeutes matacus
The apars are noted, indeed, for their lively and restless manners.
1907, Ernest Ingersoll, The Life of Animals: The Mammals, page 4781 more example
The apar is mainly diurnal in its habits; and trusts for defence to its power of rolling itself into a ball, not dwelling in burrows like the members of the other genera.
1895, Richard Lydekker, The Royal Natural History, page 224
APAR2
nounAPAR (plural APARs)
plural APARs
- abbreviationacronymgovernmentAcronym of active phased array radar.
- abbreviationacronymcomputingAcronym of authorized program analysis report.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSouth American armadillo with three bands of bony plates
Similar
three-banded armadilloTolypeutes tricinctus
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian ивичест броненосец
- ивичест броненосец (ivičest bronenosec)Tolypeutes matacus
Italian mataco, apar
- matacoTolypeutes matacus
- aparTolypeutes matacus
Portuguese tatu-bola
- tatu-bolaTolypeutes matacus
Russian шарови́дный бронено́сец
- шарови́дный бронено́сец (šarovídnyj bronenósec)Tolypeutes matacus
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Cite this entry
APA
apar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apar
MLA
“apar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apar. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apar.
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