tocandira

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese tocandira.

Noun[edit]

tocandira (plural tocandiras)

  1. bullet ant

Portuguese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /to.kɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi.ɾɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /to.kɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi.ɾa/

Noun[edit]

tocandira f (plural tocandiras)

  1. (Brazil) bullet ant (Paraponera clavata, an ant of South America known for its painful sting)
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