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cuauhiztitl.

Headword: 
cuauhiztitl.
Principal English Translation: 

talons, or an eagle claw

Gran Diccionario Náhuatl, citing Wimmer (2004), who cites Sahagún, "cuahuiztitl" = "Serres, griffes d'aigle," https://gdn.iib.unam.mx/diccionario/cuahuiztitl/46281. Translated here by Stephanie Wood from the French. We have tweaked the orthography of the word here, too.

Orthographic Variants: 
cuahuiztitl
See also: 
cuauhtli.
iztitl.