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noun
A small South American armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus and Chlamyphorus retusus, now Calyptophractus retusus), covered with a leathery shell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pichiciago, pichiciego, fairy armadillo, Chlamyphorus truncatus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: armadillo
History
From Ancient Greek χλαμύς (khlamús, “cloak”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”)
