lacraia
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Arabic العَقْرَب (al-ʕaqrab, “the scorpion”).[1][2][3] Doublet of lacrau.
Pronunciation
[edit]
- Hyphenation: la‧crai‧a
Noun
[edit]lacraia f (plural lacraias)
- centipede (segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda), especially one that is venomous
- Synonyms: centopeia, escolopendra
- (Brazil, regional) scorpion
- Synonym: escorpião
References
[edit]- ^ “lacraia” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- ^ “lacraia” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “lacraia” in iDicionário Aulete.