chlamyphore

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noun

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

Similar
pichiciagopichiciegofairy armadilloChlamyphorus truncatus
OriginAncient Greek χλαμύς →
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Meanings

nounchlamyphore (plural chlamyphores)

plural chlamyphores

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounvery small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck

Similar
pichiciagopichiciegofairy armadilloChlamyphorus truncatus
Broader
armadillo
Also see
pichiciego

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekχλαμύς“cloak”
  2. Englishchlamyphore

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

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APA

chlamyphore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlamyphore

MLA

“chlamyphore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlamyphore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chlamyphore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlamyphore.

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