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tatouay

American  
[tat-oo-ey, tah-too-ahy] / ˈtæt uˌeɪ, ˌtɑ tuˈaɪ /

noun

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

tatouay British  
/ ˌtɑːtʊˈaɪ, ˈtætʊˌeɪ /

noun

  1. a large armadillo, Cabassous tatouay, of South America

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Etymology

Origin of tatouay

1825–35; < Spanish tatuay < Portuguese < Guarani tatu-ai, equivalent to tatu armadillo + ai worthless, lazy

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The best-known species of this genus, the tatouay or cabassou, T. unicinctus, is, after Priodon gigas, the largest of the group.

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