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Chlamyphorus truncatus

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.]

Chlamyphorus truncatus

Chlamyphore \Chlam"y*phore\, n. [Gr. ? cloak + fe`rein to bear.] (Zo["o]l.) 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] ||