chlamyphore

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English

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Etymology

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Ancient Greek χλαμύς (khlamús, cloak) + φορός (phorós, one who bears)

Noun

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chlamyphore (plural chlamyphores)

  1. (zoology, dated) A small South American armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus and Chlamyphorus retusus, now Calyptophractus retusus), covered with a leathery shell.

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