What is "cabassous"

n. (plural of cabassou English)

n : naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America [syn: tatouay, Cabassous unicinctus]

Cabassous is a genus of South and Central American armadillos. The name is the Latinised form of the Kalini word for "armadillo".

The genus contains the following four species:

• Northern naked-tailed armadillo, C. centralis
• Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo, C. chacoensis
• Greater naked-tailed armadillo, C. tatouay
• Southern naked-tailed armadillo, C. unicinctus