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pichiciego definition

pichi·ciego (pic̸h′i sē ā′gō)

noun pl. pichiciegos -·gos

either of two South American armadillos having soft hair on the lower body, esp., the smallest armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus)
also pichiciago pich′i·cia′·go (-ä′gō, -ā′gō)

Etymology: AmSp, prob. < Araucanian pichi, small + Sp ciego (< L caecus), blind

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