Chlam·y·phore n. 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.
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chlamyphore
n : very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink
plates on head and neck [syn: pichiciago, pichiciego,
fairy armadillo, Chlamyphorus truncatus]