pichiciego

(pic̸h′i sē ā′gō)

either of two South American armadillos having soft hair on the lower body, esp., the smallest armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus)

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

See pichiciego in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. pich·i·ci·e·gos also pich·i·ci·a·gos

A small armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus) of Argentina, having pale pink armor and thick silky white hair.
A South American armadillo (Burmeisteria retusa) having yellow-brown armor and whitish hair.

Origin:

Origin: American Spanish

Origin: : Araucanian pichi, armadillo

Origin: + Spanish ciego, blind (from Latin caecus)

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