tocandira

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese tocandira.

Noun edit

tocandira (plural tocandiras)

bullet ant

Portuguese edit

Alternative forms edit

tocandeira

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /to.kɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /to.kɐ̃ˈd͡ʒi.ɾa/

Noun edit

tocandira f (plural tocandiras)

(Brazil) bullet ant (Paraponera clavata, an ant of South America known for its painful sting)

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