tatou

Definitions of tatou
  1. noun
    burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates
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    édenté
    primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America
  2. noun
    small toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America
    synonyms: fourmilier
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    fourmilier
    any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
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