• (n.) One of several species of armadillos of the genera Dasypus and Euphractus, having five toes both on the fore and hind feet.
En`cou`bert' noun [ French, Portuguese encorberto , encuberto , lit., covered.] (Zoology) One of several species of armadillos of the genera Dasypus and Euphractus , having five toes both on the fore and hind feet.