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cuitlapilhuihuitla.

Headword: 
cuitlapilhuihuitla.
Principal English Translation: 

to skin the rump of a bird or to take off its tail (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
cuitlapilhuiuitla
IPAspelling: 
kwitɬɑpilwiːwiːtɬɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

cuitlapilhuiuitla. nic. (pret. oniccuitlapilhuiuitlac.) pelar la rabadilla del aue oquitarle la cola.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 27r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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