Peba \Pe"ba\, n. [Cf. Pg. peba.] (Zo["o]l.) An armadillo ({Tatusia novemcincta}) which is found from Texas to Paraguay; -- called also {tatouhou}.
peba n : having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay [syn: {nine-banded armadillo}, {Texas armadillo}, {Dasypus novemcinctus}]