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maza atemitl.

Headword: 
maza atemitl.
Principal English Translation: 

tick (see Molina), perhaps especially the ticks on deer, given that mazatl means "deer" (SW)

Alonso de Molina: 

maza atemitl. garrapata.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 50r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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