pichiciago

[ pich-uh-see-ah-goh, -ey-goh ]

noun

, plural pich·i·ci·a·gos.

1. any of several small armadillos of the genera Chalmyphorus and Burmeisteria, of southern South America.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pichiciago¹

First recorded in 1815–25; from Latin American Spanish (Argentina) pichiciego, from Araucanian pichi “small” + Spanish ciego “blind” (from Latin caecus )

Example Sentences

Finally we have the pichiciago, or fairy armadillo, Chlamydophorus truncatus, typifying the subfamily Chlamydophorinae.

From Project Gutenberg

No animal is better protected by nature from its enemies than the pichiciago, whose scientific name is chlamyphorus truncatus.

From Project Gutenberg