ˌpichēsēˈ]ä(ˌ)gō, ]ā(- noun
also pich·i·cha·go -chēˈch]\
( -s )
Etymology: perhaps from Allentiac
: a small burrowing So. American armadillo ( Chlamyphorus truncatus ) armored with many bands of plates that are laterally replaced by thick hair ; also : a larger but very similar form that constitutes a separate genus ( Burmeisteria )