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16:50 Jun 3, 2015 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Zoology / Nicaraguan animal | |||||||
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4 +3 | black spiny-tailed iguana / black iguana |
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4 | water boa, water snake |
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water boa, water snake Explanation: Eunectes murinus gigas. A very large, thick-bodied, nonvenomous, aquatic snake. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2015-06-03 18:08:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Other names are: huillia and houillia. https://books.google.es/books?id=_n82hsbDJBMC&pg=PA441&lpg=PA441&dq=animal+%22huilla%22&source=bl&ots=znQ1477CEh&sig=tWZo_XDG8Q-Ot3R8K_C8ksc |
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black spiny-tailed iguana / black iguana Explanation: "güilla. I. 1. f. Ho, ES. juv. Muchacha, novia. II. 1. Ni. garrobo, reptil." RAE, Diccionario de americanismos So it's another word for garrobo, which is this: "La iguana rayada (Ctenosaura similis), también conocida como garrobo, es un iguánido centroamericano presente desde Panamá hasta el istmo de Tehuantepec. Ha sido introducida en Florida y en algunas islas del Caribe." http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctenosaura_similis And in English: "Ctenosaura similis, commonly known as the black spiny-tailed iguana, black iguana, or black ctenosaur, is a lizard native to Mexico and Central America that has been introduced to the United States in the state of Florida." And note this: "In some parts of Central America, the black spiny-tailed iguana, colloquially called the "chicken of the trees," is farmed alongside the green iguana as a food source and for export for the pet trade; see iguana meat. Although it is heavily hunted it does not appear to be endangered in any of its native territory." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctenosaura_similis -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2015-06-03 18:24:38 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The spelling variants güilla, huilla, wuilla all correspond to the same sound, so they're quite plausible. The variant güevo for huevo is another example. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2015-06-03 18:25:46 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- And of course I forgot to mention that "Ni" in my first reference shows that this is specifically a Nicaraguan word. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 days (2015-06-10 11:50:06 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- It's probably very nice when you're used to it, but I'm not sure I'd be willing to try! :) |
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