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Chlamyphore

Chlamyphore Meaning & Definition
Chlamyphore Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Chlamyphore?

[n] very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck

Synonyms | Synonyms for Chlamyphore: Chlamyphorus truncatus | fairy armadillo | pichiciago | pichiciego

Related Terms | Find terms related to Chlamyphore:

See Also | armadillo | Chlamyphorus | genus Chlamyphorus

Chlamyphore In Webster's Dictionary

\Chlam"y*phore\, n. [Gr. ? cloak + ? to bear.] (Zo["o]l.) A small South American edentate ({Chlamyphorus truncatus}, and {C. retusus}) allied to the armadillo. It is covered with a leathery shell or coat of mail, like a cloak, attached along the spine.

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