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English term or phrase:	SANDY GRIT
Portuguese translation:	(grãos de) areia
Entered by:	Manuel O

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23:01 Feb 2, 2012

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Science - Zoology / earthworms/minhocas

English term or phrase: SANDY GRIT

«Like chickens, earthworms have gizzards, which contain SANDY GRIT, to help them grind and digest their food.»

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Manuel O

(grãos de) areia

Explanation:
Penso que será suficiente, uma vez que "grit", podendo ser "areia" ou "cascalho", neste caso terá de ser a primeira por razões de dimensão.

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Note added at 26 mins (2012-02-02 23:27:49 GMT)
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Na moela, as partículas são trituradas com o auxílio de grãos de areia que também são ingeridos juntamente com os alimentos.

http://wikiciencias.casadasciencias.org/index.php/Digestão_E...

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Local time: 21:19

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(grãos de) areia

MLeiria

grãozinhos (de areia)

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brita arenosa

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sandy grit

(grãos de) areia

MLeiria
Portugal
Local time: 21:19
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 17

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obrigado!

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sandy grit brita arenosa

Explanation:
varandasvivas.blogspot.com/2011_05_01_archive.html
28 maio 2011 – 2.1 Escavação gral para para abertura de caixa para camadas de brita arenosa (30cm), terra vegetal (20cm) e areia de top-soil (2cm) incluindo ...

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 22:19
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Norwegian,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 52

11 hrs confidence:

sandy grit grãozinhos (de areia)

Explanation:
espero que ajude.

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