ˌtäləˈpyüd.(ˌ)ēz noun
Usage: capitalized
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 — more at thole
: a genus of So. American armadillos containing the apar
• tol·y·peu·tine | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|pyüˌtīn, -üd.ə̇n adjective or noun