llorasangre

Spanish

Greater short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi) in Montana, USA.

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of llora (“to cry”) +‎ sangre (“blood”).

Noun

llorasangre m (plural llorasangres)

1. horned lizard (Phrynosoma spp.)
2. a kind of plant (Bocconia sp.) (clarification of this definition is needed)

References

• Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna‎^[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 68