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Acoma f
- A taxonomicgenus within thefamilyScarabaeidae – many species of which are found in North America; sometimes placed inPlecomidae withrain beetles.
FromSpanishÁcoma,Acoma, fromWestern Keresaa'ku(“white rock”) +meh(“people”).
- IPA(key): /ˈæ.kə.mə/
- Hyphenation:A‧co‧ma
Acoma
- An ancientNative Americanpueblo in westernNew Mexico,United States.
- AKeresan language spoken by the Acoma people.
ancient Native American pueblo
- (federally recognized Pueblo tribes in New Mexico):Acoma,Cochiti,Isleta,Jemez,Laguna,Nambé,Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan),Picuris,Pojoaque,Sandia,San Felipe,San Ildefonso,Santa Ana,Santa Clara,Santo Domingo (Kewa),Taos,Tesuque,Zia,Zuni
- Pueblo
- Puebloan