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pernilongo

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Etymology

From perna (leg) + longo (long).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

pernilongo m (plural pernilongos)

  1. (Brazil) mosquito (especially of the genus Culex)
    Synonyms: mosquito, (Northeast Brazil) muriçoca
  2. black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
    Synonym: perna-de-pau
  3. (Brazil, regional) cranefly (any fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha with very long legs)(Can we verify(+) this sense?)

Adjective

pernilongo (feminine pernilonga, masculine plural pernilongos, feminine plural pernilongas)

  1. (uncommon) long-legged

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