PICHICIAGO Definition & Meaning

pichiciago

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

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noun

plural pichiciagos.

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

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Origin of pichiciago¹

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

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

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