tlalcoyote

Spanish

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Etymology

From Nahuatl tlalcoyotl, from tlalli "ground" + coyotl "coyote".

Noun

tlalcoyote m (plural tlalcoyotes)

1. American badger, Taxidea taxus.

References

• 1912, Robelo, Cecilio A., Diccionario de Aztequismos, edition new ed., México: Imp. del Museo n. de arquelogía, historia y etnología, page p. 104: