Pichiciago

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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