pichiciago Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck
    pichiciego; Chlamyphorus truncatus; fairy armadillo; chlamyphore.

WordNet


Pi`chi*ci*a"go noun
Etymology
Native name.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A small, burrowing, South American edentate (Chlamyphorus truncatus), allied to the armadillos. The shell is attached only along the back. Written also pichyciego.

Webster 1913