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quati

English translation: coati

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Portuguese term or phrase:quati
English translation:coati
Entered by: Renata Costa (X)

11:27 Apr 1, 2004
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology / Biology
Portuguese term or phrase: quati
Mamífero, família Procyonidae.

Obrigada,
Renata Costa.
Renata Costa (X)
Brazil
Local time: 05:58
coati
Explanation:
Main Entry: co·a·ti
Pronunciation: k&-'wä-tE, kwä-'tE
Function: noun
Etymology: Portuguese coatí, from Tupi
: either of two tropical American mammals (Nasua nasua and N. nelsoni) related to the raccoon but with a longer body and tail and a long flexible snout
[coati illustration]
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 10:58
Grading comment
obrigada, Tamosai.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +6coati
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
4 +3coatimundi
Marian Greenfield


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
coati


Explanation:
Main Entry: co·a·ti
Pronunciation: k&-'wä-tE, kwä-'tE
Function: noun
Etymology: Portuguese coatí, from Tupi
: either of two tropical American mammals (Nasua nasua and N. nelsoni) related to the raccoon but with a longer body and tail and a long flexible snout
[coati illustration]

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 10:58
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
obrigada, Tamosai.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Clarice Ferreira
2 hrs

agree  Ilse Ackerman
2 hrs

agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
10 hrs

agree  Henrique Magalhaes
21 hrs

agree  Henrique Serra: yes, Nasua nasua is the scientific name shown in each and every zoo I have visited in South America, including (but not limited to) São Paulo, Cuiabá and Buenos Aires
23 hrs

agree  Claudio Mazotti
2 days 6 hrs
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
coatimundi


Explanation:
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Marian Greenfield
Local time: 04:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ilse Ackerman
1 hr

agree  x-Translator (X)
5 hrs

agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: Same thing as "coati," which is more common.
9 hrs
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