'Tatouay' definitions:
Definition of 'tatouay'
(from WordNet)
noun
Naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America [syn: tatouay, cabassous, Cabassous unicinctus]
Definition of 'Tatouay'
From: GCIDE
- Tatouay \Tat"ou*ay\, n. [Of Brazilian origin; cf. Pg. tatu, F. tatou.] (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]