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cuauhchimal.

Headword: 
cuauhchimal.
Principal English Translation: 

a monkey, a "known animal," (see Molina); the elements are wooden-shield or eagle-shield

Orthographic Variants: 
quauhchimal
Alonso de Molina: 

quauhchimal. mono, animal conocido.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 86r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Animals, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, Fish, etc.
Weapons, Shields, Heraldry