Pi·chi·ci·a·go n. Zool. A small, burrowing, South American edentate (Chlamyphorus truncatus), allied to the armadillos. The shell is attached only along the back. [Written also pichyciego.]
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Chlam·y·phore n. Zool. A small South American edentate (Chlamyphorus truncatus, and Chlamyphorus retusus) allied to the armadillo. It is covered with a leathery shell or coat of mail, like a cloak, attached along the spine.
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Chlamyphorus truncatus
n : very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink
plates on head and neck [syn: pichiciago, pichiciego,
fairy armadillo, chlamyphore]