aztatl

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La garzetta nivea, o Egretta thula, il tipo di airone bianco identificato dalla parola nahuatl aztatl.

aztatl

  1. (zoologia) airone bianco
  2. garzetta nivea (Egretta thula)

Composto da atl ("acqua") + iztatl ("sale"). La metafora del "sale d'acqua" fa riferimento al piumaggio tipicamente bianco del volatile.[1]

  1. J. R. Andrews, Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, University of Oklahoma Press, 2003, p. 409