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a hunting device; a trap made of wood, but also serves as a synonym for tlapehualli (SW)
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)