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Tatouay

Tatouay Meaning & Definition
Tatouay Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tatouay?

[n] naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tatouay: cabassous | Cabassous unicinctus

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See Also | armadillo | genus Cabassous

Tatouay In Webster's Dictionary

\Tat"ou*ay\, n. [Of Brazilian origin; cf. Pg. tatu, F. tatou.] (Zo["o]l.) 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}.

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