necuazal
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl necuāzcatl, from neuctli (“honey”) + āzcatl (“ant”).
Noun
[edit]necuazal m (plural necuazales)
- (Mexico) honey ant (Myrmecocystus spp.)
References
[edit]- Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna[1], Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 225