a̱pit́chi̱ji

Highland Popoluca

Etymology

a̱pit́ (“spine”) +‎ chi̱ji (“opossum”). C.f. Classical Nahuatl huitztlācuātzin, from huitztli (“spine”) +‎ tlācuātzin (“opossum”).

Noun

a̱pit́chi̱ji

  1. Mexican tree porcupine (Coendou mexicanus)

References
  • Elson, Benjamin F., Gutiérrez G., Donaciano (1999) Diccionario popoluca de la Sierra, Veracruz (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 41)‎ (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., →ISBN, page 10
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