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Chlamyphorus truncatus (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.]
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Chlamyphorus truncatus (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.
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chlamyphorus truncatus (wn) | Chlamyphorus truncatus
n 1: very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and
pink plates on head and neck [syn: pichiciago,
pichiciego, fairy armadillo, chlamyphore,
Chlamyphorus truncatus] |
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