apara-lápis
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]
- Hyphenation: a‧pa‧ra-lá‧pis
Noun
[edit]apara-lápis m (invariable)
- (Portugal) pencil sharpener
- Synonym: (Brazil) apontador
- (ichthyology) Macroramphosus scolopax (a small fish widely distributed in temperate and subtropical waters, including Portuguese waters, where it is fished industrially for the manufacture of fishmeal. It can reach a length of around 20 centimeters and has an elongated body with a silvery (juveniles) or pinkish (adults) color, standing out for its long, tubular mouth, adapted to sucking in the small invertebrates that feed it; trumpetfish)
References
[edit]- “apara-lápis”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
- “apara-lápis”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024