chlamyphore

noun

chlamyphore

noun

Etymology From Ancient Greek χλαμύς (khlamús, “cloak”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”)

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Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology Dated A small South American armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus and Chlamyphorus retusus, now Calyptophractus retusus), covered with a leathery shell.

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