Texas armadillo te·xa·sar·madillo uncommon noun 1. having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay Synonymspebanine-banded armadilloTexas armadilloDasypus novemcinctus Related words Broader terms armadillo Parts Dasypus WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.