tatouay Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America
    cabassous; Cabassous unicinctus.

WordNet

Tat"ou*ay noun
Etymology
Of Brazilian origin; cf. Pg. tatu, F. tatou.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913