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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]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Chlamyphorus truncatus noun
very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink
plates on head and neck [syn: pichiciago, pichiciego,
fairy armadillo, chlamyphore]
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
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Pichiciago \Pi`chi*ci*a"go\, n. [Native name.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A small, burrowing, South American edentate (Chlamyphorus
truncatus), allied to the armadillos. The shell is attached
only along the back. [Written also pichyciego.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Chlamyphore \Chlam"y*phore\, n. [Gr. ? cloak + ? to bear.]
(Zo["o]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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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