sand beetle

Portuguese translation: besouro da areia... besouro do deserto

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English term or phrase:sand beetle
Portuguese translation:besouro da areia... besouro do deserto
Entered by: airmailrpl

19:51 May 29, 2008
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology
English term or phrase: sand beetle
In the heat of the day in the Sahara desert there’s so little to eat around but sometimes you find a sand beetle.
marinacast
Local time: 16:16
besouro da areia... besouro do deserto
Explanation:
RSN: Cicindela formosa - BioData-
O besouro-tigre-da-areia é uma espécie holocênica proveniente de coleópteros terciários basais ... A subespécie de besouro-tigre-da-areia nomeada por Rumpp. ...
br.geocities.com/rsn_biodata/Data/Cicindela_formosa.htm -

LOKOS PELO FLY.: Não seja um besouro do deserto.-
Apr 1, 2008 ... Você já assistiu na National Geographic aqueles besouros do deserto que ficam rolando pela areia com uma bolota de..... sujeira? ...
flyshopbrasil.blogspot.com/2008/04/no-seja-um-besouro-do-deserto.html -

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airmailrpl
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Local time: 16:16
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4escaravelho da areia
Maria Meneses
4 +1baratinha de areia
Luciana Roppa
4besouro da areia... besouro do deserto
airmailrpl
4besouro da areia
Marcos Antonio


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
baratinha de areia


Explanation:
É assim que é conhecida popularmente.

Luciana Roppa
Local time: 16:16
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rhandler: Aqi no Brasil é como as chamamos.
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
escaravelho da areia


Explanation:
é menos romântico que a baratinha...

Maria Meneses
Local time: 19:16
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida: Tb. escaravelho do deserto...
2 hrs
  -> Tb. obrigada

agree  Isabel Maria Almeida: escaravelho da areia
12 hrs
  -> Obrigada Isabel

agree  oxygen4u: Por cá há muitos... :)
17 hrs
  -> Acredito

agree  Andrea Munhoz: Por ser no Sahara, escaravelho cai melhor
1 day 15 hrs
  -> ainda mais porque escaravelho por lá é símbolo de soret e fortuna
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
besouro da areia... besouro do deserto


Explanation:
RSN: Cicindela formosa - BioData-
O besouro-tigre-da-areia é uma espécie holocênica proveniente de coleópteros terciários basais ... A subespécie de besouro-tigre-da-areia nomeada por Rumpp. ...
br.geocities.com/rsn_biodata/Data/Cicindela_formosa.htm -

LOKOS PELO FLY.: Não seja um besouro do deserto.-
Apr 1, 2008 ... Você já assistiu na National Geographic aqueles besouros do deserto que ficam rolando pela areia com uma bolota de..... sujeira? ...
flyshopbrasil.blogspot.com/2008/04/no-seja-um-besouro-do-deserto.html -



airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 16:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
besouro da areia


Explanation:
Sug

- A photo of Sand Beetle hosted by travelblog.org. ... Sand Beetle. Steph Duke, Rob Cridland Steph Duke, Rob Cridland. Photographer: Steph Duke, Rob Cridland ...
www.travelblog.org/Photos/2035710.html - 16k -

Marcos Antonio
Local time: 16:16
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20
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