About The Word Chlamyphore
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Chlamyphore
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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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