Chlamyphore

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chlamyphore
       n : very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink
           plates on head and neck [syn: {pichiciago}, {pichiciego},
            {fairy armadillo}, {Chlamyphorus truncatus}]