Headword:
cuauhtlapehualli.
Principal English Translation:
a hunting device; literally, a trap for catching eagles, but also serves as a synonym for tlapehualli (SW)
Attestations from sources in English:
See the glyphs for the name Cuauhtlapeuh in the Matrícula de Huexotzinco, as collected in the Visual Lexicon of Aztec Hieroglyphs, for various visuals of hunting devices, from a trap (MH555r), to a hook (MH648r), or a net (MH619r). The glyph for Cuauhtlapeuhcatl (MH687v), while referring to a town of origin or ethnicty, still strives to capture the meaning of what may be a hunting device for catching eagles. (SW)
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