Tolypeutes
noun
Tol·y·peu·tes
ˌtäləˈpyüt(ˌ)ēz
: a genus of South American armadillos containing the apar
tolypeutine adjective or noun
¦⸗⸗¦pyüˌtīn
-ütə̇n
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek tolypeuein to wind wool into a ball for spinning, from tolypē ball of wool; perhaps akin to Greek tylos callus, knob