chlamyphore

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek χλαμύς (khlamús, “cloak”) + φορός (phorós, “one who bears”)

Noun

chlamyphore (plural chlamyphores)

1. (zoology, dated) A small South American armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus and Chlamyphorus retusus, now Calyptophractus retusus), covered with a leathery shell.

References

• “chlamyphore”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.