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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.
[3] [4] Achiote (Bixa orellana) malval: Nahuatl: From Ächiotl ("shrub") [5] Acouchi (Myoprocta) rodent: Guarani or Tupi: Probably from agutí, agoutí, or acutí, names for the animal, via French. In Brazilian Portuguese acutí is pronounced acuchí. [citation needed] Agouti (Dasyprocta) rodent: Guarani or Tupi: From agutí, agoutí, or acutí ...
The Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica), also known as the Spanish ibex, Spanish wild goat and Iberian wild goat, is a species of ibex endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. [3] Four subspecies have been described; two are now extinct. The Portuguese ibex became extinct in 1892, and the Pyrenean ibex became extinct in 2000.
This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. B. Basque legendary creatures (1 C, 13 P) C. ... Pages in category "Spanish legendary creatures"
Read on for our list of the top Spanish baby boy names for your bundle of joy. 1. José. The Spanish variant of Joseph, José is one of the most common baby names in Spain and Latin America. Like ...
Their bodies are covered with coarse hair, which is raised when alarmed. They weigh 2.4–6 kg (5.3–13.2 lb) and are 40.5–76 cm (15.9–29.9 in) in length, with short, hairless tails. [2] The related pacas were formerly included in genus Agouti, but these animals were reclassified in 1998 as genus Cuniculus. [3] The Spanish term is agutí.
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