TATOUAY

tatouay, cabassous, Cabassous unicinctus

(noun) naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tatouay (plural tatouays)

An armadillo (Cabassous tatouay), native to tropical South America; the broad-banded armadillo.

Source: Wiktionary


Tat"ou*ay, n. Etym: [Of Brazilian origin; cf. Pg. tatu, F. tatou.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: An armadillo (Xenurus unicinctus), native of the tropical parts of South America. It has about thirteen movable bands composed of small, nearly square, scales. The head is long; the tail is round and tapered, and nearly destitute of scales; the claws of the fore feet are very large. Called also tatouary, and broad-banded armadillo.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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