acuespali
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from a Nahuan language; cf. Classical Nahuatl ācuetzpalin.
Noun
acuespali m (plural acuespalis)
- spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus)
- American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
References
- Schoenhals, Louise C. (1988) A Spanish - English Glossary of Mexican Flora and Fauna, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 319