English Dictionary: Chlamyphorus truncatus | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for Chlamyphorus truncatus | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Pichiciago \[d8]Pi`chi*ci*a"go\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.) A small, burrowing, South American edentate ({Chlamyphorus truncatus}), allied to the armadillos. The shell is attached only along the back. [Written also {pichyciego}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Chlamyphore \Chlam"y*phore\, n. [Gr. [?] cloak + [?] to bear.] (Zo[94]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. |