"bicho de sete cabeças" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

Forms: bichos de sete cabeças [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “seven-headed beast”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|seven-headed beast}} “seven-headed beast”, {{lit|seven-headed beast}} Literally, “seven-headed beast” Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} bicho de sete cabeças m (plural bichos de sete cabeças)
  1. (idiomatic) rocket science, brain surgery (anything overly complex) Tags: idiomatic, masculine Synonyms: bicho-de-sete-cabeças (english: pre-1990 spelling)
    Sense id: en-bicho_de_sete_cabeças-pt-noun-g~iY5xZW Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header
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