tatoo

& v. [ΤΑΤΟΟ.] tăt-ôu, s. [Native name.] Zoology : The Giant Armadillo, Priodon gigas (formerly Dasypus gigas ), from Brazil and Surinam. It is the largest of the living Armadilloes, being about four feet long. The Peba (q. v.) is known as the Black Tatou. tăt-ou-āy, s . [Native name = wounded armadillo. So called by the Indians, who say that the tail, which is naked and looks raw, has been deprived of its scaly covering by violence. (Ripley & Dana.)] Zool.: Xenurus uni cinct us. [XENURUS.] tât-ou-hou', s. [Native name.] Zool.: Tatusia peba or septemcincta, the Peba (q. v.). IMG:content-0843.png:[blocks in formation]