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cuaxolotl.

Headword: 
cuaxolotl.
Principal English Translation: 

a xolotl head adornment, worn on the back; looks like a dog with a long neck and no ears
Gran Diccionario Náhuatl, citing Wimmer 2004, who cites Sahagún, second example is from Tezozomoc (1598), https://gdn.iib.unam.mx/diccionario/cuaxolotl/47443 and https://gdn.iib.unam.mx/diccionario/cuaxolotl/174877. Translation here to English by Stephanie Wood.