pichiciago
[ pich-uh-see-ah-goh, -ey-goh ]
noun,plural pich·i·ci·a·gos.
any of several small armadillos of the genera Chalmyphorus and Burmeisteria, of southern South America.
Origin of pichiciago
1First recorded in 1815–25; from Latin American Spanish (Argentina) pichiciego, from Araucanian pichi “small” + Spanish ciego “blind” (from Latin caecus )
- Also pich·i·ci·e·go [pich-uh-see-ey-goh]. /ˌpɪtʃ ə siˈeɪ goʊ/.
Words Nearby pichiciago
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How to use pichiciago in a sentence
Finally we have the pichiciago, or fairy armadillo, Chlamydophorus truncatus, typifying the subfamily Chlamydophorinae.
No animal is better protected by nature from its enemies than the pichiciago, whose scientific name is chlamyphorus truncatus.
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