achoque
Noun
The Lake Patzcuaro salamander (Ambystoma dumerilii).
Usage- Rare
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The Achoque^([sic]) is a familiar animal to local residents and fishermen who exploit it for food and folk medicine.
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Rub Achoques^([sic]) (larval form of Ambystoma dumerilii) [likely misinterpreted as Ambystoma dumerilii remain larviform as adults] with salt and garlic.
The Chester Zoo scientists wanted to use captive achoques to test a new tagging method — small, rice grain-sized microchips — before deploying them on wild individuals.
Word forms
achoques