n. [ Gr. &unr_; 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 ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; 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 ]