Chlamyphorus truncatus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Chlamyphorus truncatus
    n 1: very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and
         pink plates on head and neck [syn: {pichiciago},
         {pichiciego}, {fairy armadillo}, {chlamyphore},
         {Chlamyphorus truncatus}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
    
from 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]
    

[email protected]