tattyl (tat i)

[Also tautie, tawtie; tatty2 (tat'i), n.; pl. tatties (-iz). [Also tattie, tatt a; IMG:content-2897.png:[graphic] IMG:content-2898.png:[graphic] He described. the manner in which they kept themselves cool in hot weather, with punkahs, tatties, and other contrivances. Thackeray, Vanity Fair, iv. tatu, n. Same as tatou. Tatusia (ta-tū'si-ä), n. [NL. (Le on, 1827), II. n. An armadillo of this family. Tatusiidæ (tat-u-si'i-dē), n. pl . [NL., Tatusia + -idæ .] A family of armadillos, typified by the genus Tatusia ; the pebas pebas and related forms. They are near the Dasypodidæ proper, and have usually been included in that family. The carapace is separated into fore and hind parts by a variable number (as six to nine) of intervening movable rings or zones, and the feet are somewhat peculiar in the relative proportions of the digits. The family ranges from Texas to Paraguay. Also Tatus i inæ , as a subfamily of Dasypodidæ . See cut under peba .