Define the word tatouary"tatouary" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Tatouay \Tat"ou*ay\, n. [Of Brazilian origin; cf. Pg. tatu, F.
tatou.] (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.
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