Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A small South American edentate (
Chlamyphorus truncatus , andChlamyphorus 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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- noun zoology A small South American
edentate (Chlamyphorus truncatus and C. retusus) allied to thearmadillo , covered with aleathery shell .
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- noun very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek cloak + to bear.
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