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Definition of pichiciego - 2 dictionary results

pich⋅i⋅ci⋅a⋅go

  [pich-uh-see-ah-goh, -ey-goh]
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–noun, plural -gos.
any of several small armadillos of the genera Chalmyphorus and Burmeisteria, of southern South America.
Also, pich⋅i⋅ci⋅e⋅go  [pich-uh-see-ey-goh] .

Origin:
1815–25; < AmerSp pichiciego < Araucanian pichi small + Sp ciego blind (< L caecus)
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pich·i·ci·e·go   (pĭch'ĭ-sē-ā'gō)   
n.   pl. pich·i·ci·e·gos also pich·i·ci·a·gos
  1. A small armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus) of Argentina, having pale pink armor and thick silky white hair.
  2. A South American armadillo (Burmeisteria retusa) having yellow-brown armor and whitish hair.

[American Spanish : Araucanian pichi, armadillo + Spanish ciego, blind (from Latin caecus).]
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