motuca

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noun

A large biting fly of Brazil.

OriginPortuguese motuca →
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Meanings

nounmotuca (plural motucas)

plural motucas

  1. A large biting fly of Brazil.

Origin

  1. Portuguesemotuca
  2. Englishmotuca

Borrowed from Portuguese motuca.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

motuca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motuca

MLA

“motuca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motuca. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “motuca,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motuca.

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