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The name "Axolotl" comes from Nahuatl, the Aztec language. One translation of the name connects the Axolotl to Xolotl. The most common translation is "water-dog" . "Atl" for water and "Xolotl" for dog. [14] In the Aztec calendar, the ruler of the day, Itzcuintli ("Dog"), is Mictlantecuhtli, the god of death and lord of Mictlan, the afterlife. [15]
Tigris regalis Gray, 1867. The tiger ( Panthera tigris) is a member of the genus Panthera and the largest living cat species native to Asia. It has a powerful, muscular body with a large head and paws, a long tail and orange fur with black, mostly vertical stripes. It is traditionally classified into nine recent subspecies, though some ...
The axolotl ( / ˈæksəlɒtəl / ⓘ; from Classical Nahuatl: āxōlōtl [aːˈʃoːloːtɬ] ⓘ) ( Ambystoma mexicanum) [ 3] is a paedomorphic salamander closely related to the tiger salamander. [ 3][ 4][ 5] It is unusual among amphibians in that it reaches adulthood without undergoing metamorphosis. Instead of taking to the land, adults ...
In other words, this new method of mass dissemination made them go viral. Stephanie Porras, art historian and author of “The First Viral Images: Maerten de Vos, Antwerp Print, and the Early ...
Travis County faces the highest childcare costs in the entire state of Texas. The average cost of childcare exceeds $13,000 per child, per year – that’s more than the cost of in-state tuition ...
Haason Reddick wants the New York Jets to trade him. The team made it clear it has no intent to deal the disgruntled pass rusher amid a holdout and push for a long-term contract. Jets general ...
Mask (song) " Mask " is the second single by American YouTuber Dream. It was released on May 21, 2021, through Dream Music. "Mask" is more rock -influenced than Dream's previous song, "Roadtrip", and lyrically details his past and present struggles with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). "Mask" performed well commercially ...
The world's smallest known vertebrate, Paedophryne amauensis, sitting on a U.S. dime. The dime is 17.9 mm in diameter, for scale. The word amphibian is derived from the Ancient Greek term ἀμφίβιος ( amphíbios ), which means 'both kinds of life', ἀμφί meaning 'of both kinds' and βίος meaning 'life'.