Definition of "mataco" []

• The three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutis tricinctus). See Illust. under loricata. (noun)

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• "The apar, commonly called mataco, is remarkable by having only three movable bands; the rest of its tesselated covering being nearly inflexible."
• "The apar, commonly called mataco, is remarkable by having only three moveable bands; the rest of its tesselated covering being nearly inflexible."
• "The smooth hard covering of the mataco offers a better defence than the sharp spines of the hedgehog."