bicho geográfico
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Portuguese[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From bicho (“bug”) + geográfico (“geographical”), literally “geographical bug”, so called after the map-shaped marks it leaves on the skin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bicho geográfico m (plural bichos geográficos)
- (informal) either of two species of ancylostomatids (parasitic hookworms) which cause creeping eruption
- Synonyms: bicho-de-praia, larva migrans
- 2008, Luiz Roberto Tommasi, Meio Ambiente e Oceanos, Senac, page 184:
- O bicho geográfico é, na verdade, o Ancylostoma caninum, comum nas fezes de cães, ou o Ancylostoma brasiliense, comum nas fezes de gatos.
- The geographical bug is, actually, the Ancylostoma caninum, common in dog faeces, or the Ancylostoma brasiliense, common in cat faeces.
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