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ontetzontecomeh (who has two heads) (monsters (legendary beings), legendary beings, ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Monstrous men with two heads but only one body, literally, "one who has two heads" in Nahuatl. One of the omens predicting the arrival of the Spaniards. |
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ontetzontecomeh (who has two heads) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,L,A)
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ontetzontecomeh (who has two heads) (Classical Nahuatl-P,D,U,A)
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cuanenetzo (C,U,Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl,UF,U)
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............ | alternate term |
ontetzontecomeque (C,U,Classical Nahuatl,UF,PN)
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............ | variant orthography |
ontetzontecomequeh (C,U,C,Classical Nahuatl,UF,PN)
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............ | alternate term |
que tiene dos cabezas (C,U,Spanish,UF,U)
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.... Living Organisms (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ living organisms (entities) (G) |
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............ Eukaryota (domain) (G) |
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................ Animalia (kingdom) (G) |
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.................... legendary beings (G) |
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........................ monsters (legendary beings) (G) |
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............................ ontetzontecomeh (who has two heads) (G) |
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Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl ..... Tlacameh monstruos ica ome inintzontecon zanpampa pan ce tlacayoliztli. Ce tetzahuitl tlen quinextia quence ahcih caxtiltlacameh. |
Spanish ..... Hombres monstruosos con dos cabezas pero un solo cuerpo, literalmente, "el que tiene dos cabezas" en náhuatl. Uno de los presagios que predice la llegada de los españoles. |
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