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asaxvanish'ámvaanich water ouzel, dipper
Dictionary Entry
lexicon ID #641 | revised May 07 2014
asaxvanish'ámvaanich • N • water ouzel, dipper Cinclus mexicanus.
Literally: 'little moss-eater'
| Derivation: | asaxvárish amvaan-ich | (= áas axvar-ish av-va-aan-ich) |
| moss eater-DIM | (= water axvar-down eat-PL.ACT-Agentive-DIM) |
Source: WB 153.1, p.322; JPH ani 06:618