bicho geográfico

See also: bicho-geográfico

Portuguese

FWOTD – 5 March 2015

Alternative forms

• bicho-geográfico

Etymology

From bicho (“bug”) +‎ geográfico (“geographical”), literally “geographical bug”, so called after the map-shaped marks it leaves on the skin.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ʃu ʒe.oˈɡɾa.fi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ʃu ʒe.oˈɡɾa.fi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ʃo ʒe.oˈɡɾa.fi.ko/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ʃu ʒjuˈɡɾa.fi.ku/ [ˈbi.ʃu ʒjuˈɣɾa.fi.ku]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ʃu ʒjuˈɡɾa.fi.ku/ [ˈbi.ʃu ʒjuˈɣɾa.fi.ku]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.t͡ʃu ʒjuˈɡɾa.fi.ku/ [ˈbi.t͡ʃu ʒjuˈɣɾa.fi.ku]

Noun

bicho geográfico m (plural bichos geográficos)

1. (informal) either of two species of ancylostomatids (parasitic hookworms) which cause creeping eruption

   Synonyms: bicho-de-praia, larva migrans

   • 2008, Luiz Roberto Tommasi, Meio Ambiente e Oceanos, Senac, page 184:

     O bicho geográfico é, na verdade, o Ancylostoma caninum, comum nas fezes de cães, ou o Ancylostoma brasiliense, comum nas fezes de gatos.

     The geographical bug is, actually, the Ancylostoma caninum, common in dog faeces, or the Ancylostoma brasiliense, common in cat faeces.

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