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stick insect

Portuguese translation: insecto pau

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English term or phrase:stick insect
Portuguese translation:insecto pau
Entered by: OdeteGuimarães

16:40 Feb 7, 2006
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
Zoology
English term or phrase: stick insect
stick insect
n.
Any of several insects of the family Phasmidae, as the walking stick, that resemble sticks or twigs.
OdeteGuimarães
Portugal
Local time: 14:21
insecto pau
Explanation:
insecto pau

http://www.quintasi.pt/html/parque_zoo/zoologico.htm
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Sónia Tavares
Germany
Local time: 15:21
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3insecto pau
Sónia Tavares
5 +3bicho-pau
rhandler


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
insecto pau


Explanation:
insecto pau

http://www.quintasi.pt/html/parque_zoo/zoologico.htm

Sónia Tavares
Germany
Local time: 15:21
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana_Sa (X)
41 mins
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Alexandra Gouveia
45 mins
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Lu?s Mora
1 day 4 hrs
  -> Obrigada.
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
bicho-pau


Explanation:
Visite este site e veja mais sobre o fasmatódeo:

GLOBO RURAL 170 - Ficha do Bicho
Bicho-pau adulto, da espécie Phiblossoma phyllinum, criado no Instituto ...
O grupo de insetos do qual faz parte o bicho-pau - os fasmatódeos - é tão ...
http://globorural.globo.com/edic/170/fichabicho1.htm

rhandler
Local time: 10:21
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 29

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sónia Tavares: Penso que este termo é mais adequado ao português do Brasil.
3 mins
  -> Certamente, é o termo mais adequado ao português falado por 170 milhões de pessoas. Visitou o site? Viu o bicho lá?
agree  Henrique Serra: bicho-pau, sem dúvida; está em meu antigo site:http://www.ufmt.br/famev/ento/caracter.htm#Phas
13 mins
  -> Obrigado, Henrique. Boa contribuição, seu site.
agree  Carlos Castro
52 mins
  -> Obrigado, Carlos.
agree  Marttim (X): Parece o mesmo que em algumas regiões é chamado de bicho-graveto.
6 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Marttim.
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