letissimulação

Portuguese

Etymology

Compound of Latin letum +‎ Latin simulatiō

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /le.t͡ʃi.si.mu.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [le.t͡ʃi.si.mu.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɛ.ti.si.mu.lɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: le‧tis‧si‧mu‧la‧ção

Noun

letissimulação f (countable and uncountable, plural letissimulações)

  1. (zoology) letisimulation, thanatosis (death simulation that some animals carry out, remaining temporarily immobile, in order to deceive prey or predators)
    Synonym: tanatose

Further reading

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