pichiciago

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pichiciago - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pichiciago \Pi`chi*ci*a"go\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
     A small, burrowing, South American edentate (Chlamyphorus truncatus
     ), allied to the armadillos. The shell is attached
     only along the back. [Written also pichyciego.]
     [1913 Webster]

pichiciago - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pichiciago
      n 1: very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and
           pink plates on head and neck [syn: pichiciago,
           pichiciego, fairy armadillo, chlamyphore,
           Chlamyphorus truncatus]