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- translingual · calque ofKinosternon oaxacae
- English todayOaxaca mud turtle
From Oaxaca (“polity of Mexico”) + mud turtle (“Kinosternon sp.”), a calque of translingual Kinosternon oaxacae.
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Oaxaca mud turtle
Today it means: A Mexican mud turtle of species Kinosternon oaxacae. Full definition →
translingual Kinosternon oaxacae