pichiciago

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

/ ˌpɪtʃ ə siˈɑ goʊ, -ˈeɪ goʊ /

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noun, plural pich·i·ci·a·gos.

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

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Also pich·i·ci·e·go

[pich-uh-see-ey-goh]. /ˌpɪtʃ ə siˈeɪ goʊ/.

Origin of pichiciago

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

Words nearby pichiciago

piccoloist, pice, piceous, pich, pi character, pichiciago, pichiciego, Picinni, pick, pickaback, pickaback plane

How to use pichiciago in a sentence

Finally we have the pichiciago, or fairy armadillo, Chlamydophorus truncatus, typifying the subfamily Chlamydophorinae.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10|Various
No animal is better protected by nature from its enemies than the pichiciago, whose scientific name is chlamyphorus truncatus.
The Human Side of Animals|Royal Dixon