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apvuyíthyurar / apvuyithyurara- Cooper hawk
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #482 | revised Dec 03 2014
apvuyíthyurar / apvuyithyurara- • N • Cooper hawk Accipiter cooperi (M); Accipiter gentilis (JPH).
Literally: 'tail-dragger'
| Derivation: | ápvuuy ithyur-ar-a |
| tail drag-INST-DEVERB |
Derivative (1)
apvuyíchyuunanach "a type of hawk, perh. sharp-shinned hawk"
Source: WB 125.1, p.319; JPH ani 06:629
Note: With irregular accent.
See ápvuuyv 'tail' See ithyur1 'to drag'