peba Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay
    Texas armadillo; Dasypus novemcinctus; nine-banded armadillo.

WordNet

Pe"ba noun
Etymology
Cf. Pg. peba.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) An armadillo (Tatusia novemcincta) which is found from Texas to Paraguay; -- called also tatouhou.

Webster 1913