• (n.) A species of armadillo of the genus Xenurus (X. unicinctus and X. hispidus); the tatouay.
Ca·bas'sou (kȧ*băs'sō) noun (Zoology) A species of armadillo of the genus Xenurus ( X. unicinctus and X. hispidus ); the tatouay. [ Written also kabassou .]