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203 months ago

art1234 (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

Portuguese > English

Subject:

Technical / Engineering

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

miruìs

Context:

À empresa “X”, os nossos agradecimentos pela excelência e a qualidade da obra entregue, aliás construída em pleno coração do Maiombe não obstante os seus técnicos e obreiros terem que suportar por vezes o zumbir e as incómodas picadelas dos miruís bastante abundantes nesta área da floresta tropical densa.

 

 

The answer of   See profile was rated best

mosquitoes (ceratopogonidea family)

My comment:

miruí = maruí = design. comum a diversos mosquitos da fam. dos ceratopogonídeos, de até 2 mm de comprimento, cuja ocorrência no Brasil está associada aos manguezais; as fêmeas são hematófagas e transmissoras da filariose ao homem e aos animais domésticos por meio de picadas dolorosas


One example in English:

What does Ceratopogonidae mean? definition and meaning (Free ...
Ceratopogonidae; family Ceratopogonidae. Hypernyms ("Ceratopogonidae" is a kind of...): arthropod family (any of the arthropods) ...
www.audioenglish.net/.../ceratopogonidae.htm

The asker's comment:

Thanks!