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the axolotl is a kind of newt living in central mexico (from "atl"=water
and "xolotl"=nude, skinless)

Lucas Molina schrieb:

> i'm new to the list and am wondering if anyone has ever read DUNE by
> Frank Herbert.  it may seem odd, but, in the book, he uses the word
> axolotl to refer to a tank used for cloning.  i can gather from some of
> the postings that xolotl means doll, but i don't know what the a- adds
> to the word.  i haven't studied much of the language yet so i haven't
> committed much grammar to memory.  thank you to anyone who responds.

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