pichiciago

American  

[pich-uh-see-ah-goh, -ey-goh] / ˌpɪtʃ ə siˈɑ goʊ, -ˈeɪ goʊ /

Also pichiciego

noun

pichiciagos plural

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• pichiciagos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of pichiciago

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

Example Sentences

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pichiciago pichiciagos

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various

The pichiciago, a burrowing animal, about 5 in. long, inhabits the sandy plains of western Argentina, especially the vicinity of Mendoza.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various

The burrowers are divided into the following genera: Manis, the scaly ant-eaters; Dasypus, the armadillos; Chlamydophorus, the pichiciagos; Orycteropus, the ant-bears, and Myrmecophaga, the American ant-eaters.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage