'Chlamyphorus truncatus' definitions:

Definition of 'Chlamyphorus truncatus'

noun

Very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck [syn: pichiciago, pichiciego, fairy armadillo, chlamyphore, Chlamyphorus truncatus]

Definition of 'Chlamyphorus truncatus'

From: GCIDE

Pichiciago \Pi`chi*ci*a"go\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.) A small, burrowing, South American edentate ({Chlamyphorus truncatus}), allied to the armadillos. The shell is attached only along the back. [Written also pichyciego.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Chlamyphorus truncatus'

From: GCIDE

Chlamyphore \Chlam"y*phore\, n. [Gr. ? cloak + fe`rein to bear.] (Zool.) A small South American edentate (Chlamyphorus truncatus, and Chlamyphorus retusus) allied to the armadillo. It is covered with a leathery shell or coat of mail, like a cloak, attached along the spine. [1913 Webster]

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