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词汇 pichi
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Definition of pichi in English:

pichi

noun ˈpɪtʃiˈpiCHē
  • A small armadillo living in open pampas country in southern South America.

    (产于南美南部大草原的)小犰狳

    Zaedyus pichiy, family Dasypodidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When they find a dwarf armadillo - known locally as a ‘pichi’ - they begin to feel they are finally on the right track.
    • While one was adamant that it was a Philippine tarsier, a small nocturnal creature of limited habitat, another thought it a pichi, or dwarf armadillo from the Patagonian region of Argentina.
    • A pichi, a small hairy armadillo, digs into a riverbank in search of worms.

Origin

Early 19th century: via American Spanish from Araucanian, literally 'small'.

Definition of pichi in US English:

pichi

nounˈpiCHē
  • A small armadillo living in open pampas country in southern South America.

    (产于南美南部大草原的)小犰狳

    Zaedyus pichiy, family Dasypodidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When they find a dwarf armadillo - known locally as a ‘pichi’ - they begin to feel they are finally on the right track.
    • A pichi, a small hairy armadillo, digs into a riverbank in search of worms.
    • While one was adamant that it was a Philippine tarsier, a small nocturnal creature of limited habitat, another thought it a pichi, or dwarf armadillo from the Patagonian region of Argentina.

Origin

Early 19th century: via American Spanish from Araucanian, literally ‘small’.

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