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tapúkpukveenach ringtail cat.
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #5685 | revised Dec 26 2015
tapúkpukveenach • N • ringtail cat. Bassariscus astutus (ITIS). Variant: tapúkpuukanach.
Literally: 'little one striped crosswise'
| Derivation: | tápuk-RED-veen-ach |
| stripe-REDUP-AGT-DIM |
Derivative (1)
tapukpukveenachtántaav "ringtail-cat apron"
Source: WB 1315.1, p.383; JPH ani 06:656, mat 07:420
Note: From pukpuk, the sound that a ringtail most often makes.