Word origins

• yuccaAny of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca, having long, pointed, and rigid leaves at the top of a woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy white blossoms.
• ArawakA member of an Amerindian people who lived in the region of the Caribbean when the Spanish arrived in America.
• arowanaAny of various large freshwater fish belonging to the family Osteoglossidae (especially from genera Heterotis, Osteoglossum, and Scleropages), found in South America, Southeast Asia, Australia, and Africa. These fish are mainly carnivorous and are characterized by large, bony scales, a toothed tongue, and a wide, slanted mouth.
• peccaryAny of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the Americas, related to pigs.
• chigoeA small tropical flea, Tunga penetrans, whose females burrow under the skin of animals, including humans, and lay their eggs, causing strong irritation and sores.
• tinamidAny member of the avian family Tinamidae of tinamous.
• tomalleyThe hepatopancreas of a crustacean.