Kalmar “genus” tana nufin rabe-raben haraji a ilmin halitta da aka yi amfani da shi don rukunin jinsin da ke da alaƙa iri ɗaya. samu a Kudancin Amurka. Sunan "Chlamyphorus" ya fito ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "chlamys," ma'ana alkyabba ko alkyabba, da "phoros," ma'ana mai ɗauka ko mai ɗauka, kuma yana nufin harsashi mai sulke da ke rufe jikin dabba.Saboda haka. ma'anar ƙamus na jimlar "genus Chlamyphorus" ita ce rarrabuwa taxonomic na ƙungiyar armadillos waɗanda ke da siffa ta musamman, suturar sulke da sulke.