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tatouay

N ตัว นิ่ม พวก  Tatous unicintus

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TATOUAY

Tat "ou *ay, n. Etym: [Of Brazilian origin; cf. Pg. tatu, F. tatou. ](Zoöl.)

 

Defn: 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.