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The species name, pajeros is from "a native name" for the cat. [198] Pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) deer: Quechua: From pampa ("plain") Pampatherium † glyptodont: Quechua: From pampa ("plain") and Greek therium ("beast") Papaya, paw-paw (Carica papya) brassical: Taíno: From papáia via Spanish [citation needed] Para dog-faced bat ...
Most words of Native American/First Nations language origin are the common names for indigenous flora and fauna, or describe items of Native American or First Nations life and culture. Some few are names applied in honor of Native Americans or First Nations peoples or due to a vague similarity to the original object of the word.
List of Native American deities, sortable by name of tribe or name of deity. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Names for the species include the common raccoon, [7] North American raccoon, [8] and northern raccoon. [9] In various North American native languages, the reference to the animal's manual dexterity, or use of its hands is the source for the names. [ 10 ]
Native American identity is a complex and contested issue. The Bureau of Indian Affairs defines Native American as having American Indian or Alaska Native ancestry. Legally, being Native American is defined as being enrolled in a federally recognized tribe or Alaskan village. These entities establish their own membership rules, and they vary.
Miami – Native American name for Lake Okeechobee and the Miami River, precise origin debated; see also Mayaimi [44] Micanopy – named after Seminole chief Micanopy. Myakka City – from unidentified Native American language. Ocala – from Timucua meaning "Big Hammock".
This includes all feminine given names that can also be found in the subcategories. ... Indian feminine given names (1 C, 176 P) Indonesian feminine given names (7 P)
Some prior classification schemes included the red panda or divided the family into named subfamilies and tribes based on similarities in morphology, though modern molecular studies indicate instead that the kinkajou is basal to the family, while raccoons, cacomistles, and ring-tailed cats form one clade and coatis and olingos another, despite ...