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Tatouay
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What's The Definition Of Tatouay?
[n] naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America
Synonyms | Synonyms for Tatouay: cabassous | Cabassous unicinctus Related Terms | Find terms related to Tatouay: 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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