CHLAMYPHORE

pichiciago, pichiciego, fairy armadillo, chlamyphore, Chlamyphorus truncatus

(noun) very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Chlam"y*phore, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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 Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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