tatou

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tatou

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From Old Tupi tatu (“armadillo”), possibly via French. Compare tatouay.

noun tatous

  1. The giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus)

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"tatou." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tatou. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tatou. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tatou

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"tatou." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tatou.

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@misc{tatou_2026,
  title = {tatou},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tatou},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}