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carapato

carapato noun: any of the genus Amblyomma of South American ticks.

Noun

carapato (plural carapatos)

  1. (archaic) Any of the genus Amblyomma of South American ticks.

Forms of carapato

pluralcarapatos

Origin of carapato

From Portuguese carrapato (“tick”), of uncertain origin.

Questions about carapato

What does carapato mean?
Carapato means any of the genus Amblyomma of South American ticks.
What part of speech is carapato?
Carapato is a noun.
What is the plural of carapato?
The plural of carapato is carapatos.

Words near carapato in the dictionary

  1. carapacelike
  2. carapaceous
  3. carapaces
  4. carapacial
  5. carapacic
  6. carapato
  7. carapatos
  8. carapax
  9. carapaxes
  10. Carapia
  11. Carapias

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