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Definition of Tatou
1. Noun. About three feet long exclusive of tail.
Definition of Tatou
1. n. The giant armadillo (Priodontes gigas) of tropical South America. It becomes nearly five feet long including the tail. It is noted for its burrowing powers, feeds largely upon dead animals, and sometimes invades human graves.
Definition of Tatou
1. an armadillo [n -S]
Medical Definition of Tatou
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Tatou
Literary usage of Tatou
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary by Edward Tregear (1891)
"Tahitian—tatou, we, including the speaker and person addressed : Eita e tía ia
tatou ia tii e aro i te reirá feia ; We are not able to go up against the ..."
2. A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith, William Turton (1816)
"The Armadillo or tatou* Having mentioned quadrupeds of the ancient continent
covered with scales, we come next to quadrupeds of the new continent covered ..."
3. New and complete manual of Maori conversation: containing phrases and by Marie Joseph Aubert (1885)
"Me haere tatou ki a Kerei Me haere tatou ki te ... Tikina tou papa, kia tere Me
ata haere Na kona tatou ..."
4. The Journal of the Polynesian Society by Polynesian Society (N.Z.) (1893)
"... ka mea atu ki te hokowhitu rangatira; " Whakarongo mai koutou katoa, ahakoa
u to tatou waka ki whea, ki whea, o tenei tua-whenua, ka hoki mai ahau, ..."
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