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acaltetepontli.

Headword: 
acaltetepontli.
Principal English Translation: 

a shot, or a poisonous snake or scorpion (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
acaltetepun, acaltetepon, acaltetepuntli
Alonso de Molina: 

acaltetepuntli. tiro, serpiente ponçoñosa o escorpion.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 1v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

acaltetepun. tiro, serpiente ponçoñosa o escorpion.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 1v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Animals, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, Fish, etc.
Snakes, Serpents