[Aztlan] Man eating jaguars

[Edward B. Hanna]

On 31 May 07, at 3:27 PM, Edward B. Hanna wrote:

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> On 31 May 07, at 11:48 AM, micc2 wrote:
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>> Here is a question:
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>> In common folklore people say that "ocelotl" means jaguar.  But the
>> ocelotl is an entirely different cat than the jaguar.
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>> What is the actual name for a jaguar?
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> b'alam or balam.  I've seen it spelled both ways.
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> Ocelotl is an ocelot.
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