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