The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tait \Tait\, n. (Zool.)
   A small nocturnal and arboreal Australian marsupial
   (Tarsipes rostratus) about the size of a mouse. It has a
   long muzzle, a long tongue, and very few teeth, and feeds
   upon honey and insects. Called also noolbenger.
   [1913 Webster] Tajacu