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In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]
This word ending—thought to be difficult for Spanish speakers to pronounce at the time—evolved in Spanish into a "-te" ending (e.g. axolotl = ajolote). As a rule of thumb, a Spanish word for an animal, plant, food or home appliance widely used in Mexico and ending in "-te" is highly likely to have a Nahuatl origin.
Via Spanish, from kakaw in Tzeltal, Kʼicheʼ and Classic Maya; kagaw in Sayula Popoluca; and cacahuatl in Nahuatl [44] Cacomistle (Bassariscus sumichrasti) procyonid: Nahuatl: From tlahcomiztli, meaning "half cat" or "half mountain lion" [45] California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) New World vulture: Quechua: The common name derives from ...
A Vision Serpent, detail of Lintel 15 at the Classic Maya site of Yaxchilan. Vadātājs – Spirit that misleads people; Vahana – Divine mounts; Vaibhavi – Deadly snake
Rodents are animals that gnaw with two continuously growing incisors. Forty percent of mammal species are rodents, and they inhabit every continent except Antarctica. This list contains circa 2,700 species in 518 genera in the order Rodentia. [1]
Prepare to be amazed by the diversity and wonder found amongst the list of animal after animal beginning with "A" and remember that this is just a glimpse into all of the A-named species. Read on ...
List of animals that can change color; List of cosmopterigid genera; List of crocodilians; List of animals culled in zoos; D. List of deadliest animals to humans ...
2. Xeme. Also known as Sabine's Gull, these animals are graceful seabirds that live in a variety of habitats depending on the season. In the summer, they can be found across the Arctic and ...