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huinetli.

Headword: 
huinetli.
Principal English Translation: 

a kite, a bird of prey; Eugene Hunn suggests the name recalls the bird song, and is therefore onomapoetic
See the Gran Diccionario Náhuatl, citing BnF 362. Translation to English and added notes by Stephanie Wood. Personal communication from Gene Hunn, 29 August 2023.

Orthographic Variants: 
huinitli, huintli
Attestations from sources in Spanish: 
themes: 
Animals, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, Fish, etc.
See also: 
tlotli.
tlacocuauhtli.
cuixtli.