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tatouay

noun

naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America

• Syn: ↑cabassous, ↑Cabassous unicinctus

• Hypernyms: ↑armadillo

• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Cabassous

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\\ˈtatüˌā, ˌtätüˈī\ noun (-s)

Etymology: Spanish tatuay, from Guarani tatu aí, literally, worthless armadillo; from the inedibility of the flesh

: a large armadillo (Cabassous unicinctus) of tropical So. America that has 12 or 13 movable bands or plates around the body

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/tat"ooh ay', tah'tooh uy"/, n.

a naked-tailed armadillo, Cabassous unicintus, of tropical South America.

[1825-35; < Sp tatuay < Pg < Guarani tatu-ai, equiv. to tatu armadillo + ai worthless, lazy]

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tatouay /tatˈoo-ā/

noun

A large armadillo (Cabassous unicinctus) of tropical S America

ORIGIN: Sp tatuay, from Guaraní tatu armadillo, and ai lazy, worthless

Useful english dictionary. 2012.