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| pich·i·ci·e·go [ pìchissee áygō ] (plural pich·i·ci·e·go or pich·i·ci·e·gos) or pich·i·ci·a·go [ pìchissee gō ] (plural pich·i·ci·a·go or pich·i·ci·a·gos) |
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1. small armadillo: a very small armadillo with pink armor and silky hair. Native to: Argentina. Latin name Chlamyphorus truncatus.
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2. large armadillo: a large armadillo with yellowish brown armor and coarse whitish hair. Native to: South America. Latin name Burmeisteria retusa.
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| [Early 19th century. < Spanish, probably < Guarani pichey, type of armadillo, literally "small" + Spanish ciego "sightless" < Latin caecus] |
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