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chlamyphore

chlamyphore noun: a small South American armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus and Chlamyphorus retusus, now Calyptophractus retusus), covered with a leathery shell.

Noun

chlamyphore (plural chlamyphores)

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

Forms of chlamyphore

pluralchlamyphores

Origin of chlamyphore

From Ancient Greek χλαμύς (khlamús, “cloak”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”)

Questions about chlamyphore

What does chlamyphore mean?
Chlamyphore means a small South American armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus and Chlamyphorus retusus, now Calyptophractus retusus), covered with a leathery shell.
What part of speech is chlamyphore?
Chlamyphore is a noun.
What is the plural of chlamyphore?
The plural of chlamyphore is chlamyphores.

Words near chlamyphore in the dictionary

  1. chlamydosporols
  2. chlamydozoa
  3. chlamydozoon
  4. chlamyopsin
  5. chlamyopsins
  6. chlamyphore
  7. chlamyphores
  8. chlamys
  9. chlamyses
  10. Chlark
  11. chleb

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