Nahuatl for marmot?

[Arturo Sandoval]

I live in Veracruz and there are a lot of tuzas in this estate but a
friend of mine told me that there is not marmot in México.He is an old
hunter and he knows about Wildlife and Endangered Species.
Regards,
Arturo Sandoval.
--- Paul Anderson <indus56 at telusplanet.net> wrote:
> I'm assuming, given the wide range of territories that have been
> occupied by speakers of Nahuatl, that there is a word for marmot.
>
> Would anyone happen to know what that is?
>
> I'm less sure that there are or were marmots around the Valley of
> Mexico
> or on the slopes of the volcanoes. Might anyone have any idea?
>
> Many thanks,
> Paul Anderson
>


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