Cabassous

noun

Ca·​bas·​so·​us

kəˈbasəwəs,

ˌkabəˈsōəs

: a genus of short-tailed armadillos with the third front claw very large and falcate that includes only the tatouay

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from French cabassou

First Known Use

circa 1948, in the meaning defined above

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