What is "tatouay"

Tatouay \Tat"ou*ay\, n. [Of Brazilian origin; cf. Pg. tatu, F. tatou.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.

n. An armadillo ((taxlink Cabassous tatouay species noshow=1)), native to tropical South America; the broad-banded armadillo.

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