tatou
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- noun
- /ˈtætu/
- UK
:
tatú
Examples
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And what belief is that, Mademoiselle Tatou?
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♫ "Himene Tatou" ♫
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♪ Meake ve he lalolagi a tatou...
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Inside our meeting houses, our orators will often use this saying to bring those gathered together as a single group, reinforcing the Maori concept of tatou, tatou—we are one people.
Academic text (2016) -
Inside our meeting houses, our orators will often use this saying to bring those gathered together as a single group, reinforcing the Maori concept of tatou, tatou—we are one people.
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On 14 November, Xinhua News Agency (of the PRC) reported that army forces stationed on Little Quemoy (meaning forces from Taiwan) had fired on the village of Tatou on the outskirts of Amoy, injuring four people, two seriously.
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The giant tatou can curl into a ball to protect itself from predators.
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In the Amazon rainforest, the tatou digs burrows where it sleeps during the day.
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The tatou is known for its hard shell, which makes it a unique creature in the animal kingdom.
Synonyms
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A small mammal from the Americas that has a hard shell and digs at night
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A very large animal with a hard shell from South America that grows about three feet long
A very large armadillo from South America that grows about one metre long without the tail
A giant armadillo that lives in South America
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Etymology
The word tatou comes from a native South American word tatu that means 'armadillo', and it was taken into French and other languages. So tatou is the name for the large, armored animal that digs burrows and uses its hard shell to stay safe.