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ishnam'íshaanich house finch
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lexicon ID #3042 | revised Feb 03 2015
ishnam'íshaanich • N • house finch Carpodacus mexicanus (ITIS).
Literally: 'little deerlick-drinker'
| Derivation: | ishraam íshaan-ich | (= ish-raam ish-aan-ich) |
| deerlick drinker-DIM | (= drink-place drink-Agentive-DIM) |
Source: WB 689.3.1, p.350; JPH ani 06:617