Pi`chi·ci·a'go noun [ Native name.] (Zoology) A small, burrowing, South American edentate ( Chlamyphorus truncatus ), allied to the armadillos. The shell is attached only along the back. [ Written also pichyciego .] Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/83
The pichiciago (Chlamydophorus truncatus) is a species of armadillo. The head and body are covered by a dorsal shield made of four-sided horny plates, beneath which lie thin plates of bone. The shield is only attached along the median line of the back, and is free at the sides. The posterior end of the body is abruptly truncated, and is protected b... Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BP.HTM