balista

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balista

noun

engenho utilizado na guerra, desde a Antiguidade, para arremessar objetos; besta
peixe cujo nome científico é Acanthurus monroviae

In English

ballista crossbow-like military engine for hurling large missiles

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@misc{balista_2026,
  title = {balista},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/balista},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}