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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]