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tlachcayotl.

Headword: 
tlachcayotl.
Principal English Translation: 

the most delicate and soft feather of a bird (see Molina), perhaps referring to down feathers

Alonso de Molina: 

tlachcayotl. la pluma mas delicada y blanda del aue.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 117r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Animals, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, Fish, etc.
Feathers
Sensory Perception (sound, smell, etc.)