Tatouay

Tat´ou`ay

n.

1.

(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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tatouay - naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America cabassous, Cabassous unicinctus armadillo - burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates genus Cabassous - solely the tatouay