tatouay

tatouay
noun
naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America
Hypernyms: ↑armadillo
Member Holonyms: ↑genus Cabassous

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\\ˈtatüˌā, ˌtätüˈī\ noun (-s)
Etymology: Spanish tatuay, from Guarani tatu aí, literally, worthless armadillo; from the inedibility of the flesh
: a large armadillo (Cabassous unicinctus) of tropical So. America that has 12 or 13 movable bands or plates around the body

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/tat"ooh ay', tah'tooh uy"/, n.
a naked-tailed armadillo, Cabassous unicintus, of tropical South America.
[1825-35; < Sp tatuay < Pg < Guarani tatu-ai, equiv. to tatu armadillo + ai worthless, lazy]

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tatouay /tatˈoo-ā/
noun
A large armadillo (Cabassous unicinctus) of tropical S America
ORIGIN: Sp tatuay, from Guaraní tatu armadillo, and ai lazy, worthless

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