pichin.

Brit.

/ˈpɪtʃi/, U.S.

/ˈpitʃi/

Forms: 1800s pichey, 1800s pichiy, 1800s– pichy, 1900s– pichi.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Spanish. Etymons: Latin pichiy; Spanish pichi.

Etymology: < scientific Latin pichiy, specific epithet of Loricatus pichiy (A. G. Desmarest 1804, Tabl. Méth. Historical. Nat., in Nouveau dict. d'hist. nat. XXIV. 28) or its etymon South American Spanish pichi < Mapuche pichi small.

A small armadillo, Zaedyus pichiy, which resembles the yellow armadillo ( Euphractus sexcinctus) but with a mainly dark carapace, and occurs in the pampas of Argentina and Chile.

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the world > animals > mammals > order Edentata > [noun] > family Dasypodidae (armadillo) > member of genus Dasypus

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1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom III. 293 The pichiy of D'Azara is more like the hairy armadillo than any other species.

1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. v. 113 Of armadilloes three species occur namely, the Dasypus minutus or pichy, the Villosus or peludo, and the apar... The pichy prefers a very dry soil.

1861 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) I. 770 The little Pichey Armadillo is only fourteen inches in length.

1966 R. Silverberg Forgotten by Time 168 Darwin told how hard it was to catch the small armadillo known as the pichy, or pichiciago.

1991 R. M. Nowak Walker's Mammals of World (ed. 5) I. 529/1 The usual defence reaction of the pichi is to draw in its feet so that the edges of its armor are in contact with the ground.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pichi
释义	pichin. Brit. /ˈpɪtʃi/, U.S. /ˈpitʃi/ Forms: 1800s pichey, 1800s pichiy, 1800s– pichy, 1900s– pichi. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Spanish. Etymons: Latin pichiy; Spanish pichi. Etymology: < scientific Latin pichiy, specific epithet of Loricatus pichiy (A. G. Desmarest 1804, Tabl. Méth. Historical. Nat., in Nouveau dict. d'hist. nat. XXIV. 28) or its etymon South American Spanish pichi < Mapuche pichi small. A small armadillo, Zaedyus pichiy, which resembles the yellow armadillo ( Euphractus sexcinctus) but with a mainly dark carapace, and occurs in the pampas of Argentina and Chile. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Edentata > [noun] > family Dasypodidae (armadillo) > member of genus Dasypus hog in armour1729 tatouete1753 mule armadillo1827 pichi1827 peba1834 poyou1834 tatouay1834 tatouhou1834 tatou-peba1834 tatou-poyou1834 1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom III. 293 The pichiy of D'Azara is more like the hairy armadillo than any other species. 1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. v. 113 Of armadilloes three species occur namely, the Dasypus minutus or pichy, the Villosus or peludo, and the apar... The pichy prefers a very dry soil. 1861 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) I. 770 The little Pichey Armadillo is only fourteen inches in length. 1966 R. Silverberg Forgotten by Time 168 Darwin told how hard it was to catch the small armadillo known as the pichy, or pichiciago. 1991 R. M. Nowak Walker's Mammals of World (ed. 5) I. 529/1 The usual defence reaction of the pichi is to draw in its feet so that the edges of its armor are in contact with the ground. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1827
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