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moquetztiuh tlacat.

Headword: 
moquetztiuh tlacat.
Principal English Translation: 

a creature born standing up, or perhaps feet-first (see Molina)

Alonso de Molina: 

moquetztiuh tlacat. criatura nacida de pies.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 060r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.