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Portuguese
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic العَقْرَب (al-ʕaqrab, “scorpion”).[1][2][3] Doublet of lacrau.
Pronunciation
Noun
lacraia f (plural lacraias)
- (Brazil) centipede (segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda), especially one that is venomous
- Synonyms: centopeia, escolopendra
- (Brazil, regional) scorpion
- Synonym: escorpião
- (Portugal, regional) weever
- Synonym: peixe-aranha
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