quilópode

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Chilopoda.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kiˈlɔ.po.d͡ʒi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kiˈlɔ.po.de/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kiˈlɔ.pu.dɨ/ [kiˈlɔ.pu.ðɨ]

  • Rhymes: -ɔpod͡ʒi, -ɔpudɨ
  • Hyphenation: qui‧ló‧po‧de

Noun

quilópode m (plural quilópodes)

  1. (higher register) chilopod; centipede (any arthropod of class Chilopoda)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:quilópode

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