encoubert

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noun

One of several species of armadillo of the genera Dasypus and Euphractus, with five toes on both the fore and the hind feet.

OriginFrench encoubert ← Portuguese encorberto →
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Meanings

nounencoubert (plural encouberts)

plural encouberts

  1. One of several species of armadillo of the genera Dasypus and Euphractus, with five toes on both the fore and the hind feet.

Origin

  1. Portugueseencorberto
  2. Frenchencoubert
  3. Englishencoubert

From French encoubert, from Portuguese encorberto, encuberto (“covered”).

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APA

encoubert. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encoubert

MLA

“encoubert.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encoubert. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “encoubert,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encoubert.

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