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cen ocuilin.

Headword: 
cen ocuilin.
Principal English Translation: 

a worm found in maize (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
cenocuilin
Alonso de Molina: 

cen ocuilin. gusano de mayz.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 17v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Animals, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, Fish, etc.
Corn, Maize