Bearing or wearing a cloak-like covering; covered by a protective cloak or membrane in a way reminiscent of ancient garments.
From Greek chlamys (cloak) + -phorus (bearing), literally 'bearing a cloak.' This adjective was formed using standard scientific Greek combining elements to describe cloaked or covered organisms.
The pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus) gets its scientific name from this word, since its pink shell looks so unusual and delicate that it seemed to fit the image of a creature draped in protective clothing.
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