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cabassous

noun

naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America

• Syn: ↑tatouay, ↑Cabassous unicinctus

• Hypernyms: ↑armadillo

• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Cabassous

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\\kəˈbasəwəs, ˌkabəˈsōəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from French cabassou

: a genus of short-tailed armadillos with the third front claw very large and falcate that includes only the tatouay

Useful english dictionary. 2012.