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tzicatl inan.

Headword: 
tzicatl inan.
Principal English Translation: 

the mother of the large, red, poisonous, biting ant; i.e. the snake anteater (?? -- see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
tzicatl ynan
Alonso de Molina: 

tzicatl ynan. culebra de hormiguero.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 152r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.