peba

2 definitions found

peba - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Peba \Pe"ba\ (p[=e]"b[.a]), n. [Cf. Pg. peba.] (Zool.)
     An armadillo (Tatusia novemcincta) which is found from
     Texas to Paraguay; -- called also tatouhou.
     [1913 Webster]

peba - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  peba
      n 1: having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas
           to Paraguay [syn: peba, nine-banded armadillo, Texas armadillo
           , Dasypus novemcinctus]