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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck |
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CHLAMYPHORE is a 11 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | Chlamyphorus truncatus, fairy armadillo, pichiciago, pichiciego |
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| | See Also: | | armadillo, Chlamyphorus, genus Chlamyphorus |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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