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English
Etymology
Ancient Greek χλαμύς (khlamús, “cloak”) + φορός (phorós, “one who bears”)
Noun
chlamyphore (plural chlamyphores)
- (zoology, dated) A small South American armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus and Chlamyphorus retusus, now Calyptophractus retusus), covered with a leathery shell.
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