What is "peba"

Peba \Pe"ba\, n. [Cf. Pg. peba.] (Zo["o]l.) An armadillo ( Tatusia novemcincta) which is found from Texas to Paraguay; -- called also tatouhou.

n. An armadillo (''Dasypus novemcinctus'') found from Texas to Paraguay; the tatouhou.

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

Peba is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.