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catação

English translation: (sham) louse picking/grooming

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Portuguese term or phrase:catação
English translation:(sham) louse picking/grooming
Entered by: Marlene Curtis

04:54 Apr 19, 2012
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Surveying
Portuguese term or phrase: catação
Dentre as interações citadas entre animais domésticos e macacos, têm-se comportamentos de brincadeira, catação e agressividade.
Andre Damasceno
Brazil
Local time: 07:36
(sham) louse picking/grooming
Explanation:
sham louse picking/grooming

http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/1374640?uid=2&uid=4&si...
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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 06:36
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2(sham) louse picking/grooming
Marlene Curtis
4 +1collection
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
5delouse/delousing
ghostwriter-BR
4capture
Nick Taylor


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
collection


Explanation:
EFICIÊNCIA DA CATAÇÃO DE BOTÕES FLORAIS CAÍDOS AO ...
www.cnpa.embrapa.br/produtos/algodao/.../E_P.243(724-729).p...
Formato do arquivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Visualização rápida
RESUMO - Objetivou-se estudar a eficiência da catação de botões florais caídos ao solo .... Collection of weevils and infested squares as means of control of the ...

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 12:36
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniel Tavares
7 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
capture


Explanation:
capture

Nick Taylor
Local time: 11:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 60
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
delouse/delousing


Explanation:
Sug

ghostwriter-BR
Brazil
Local time: 07:36
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(sham) louse picking/grooming


Explanation:
sham louse picking/grooming

http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/1374640?uid=2&uid=4&si...

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 06:36
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 242

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sheryle Oliver: Grooming in the broad sense. I collect abandoned animals. When one arrives, the others remove insects, clean fur (pre-bath and post-bath, pre-vet and post-vet) until they consider the new arrival worthy of their domicile-like Apache, my new giant dog.
17 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  airmailrpl: Grooming
19 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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