"bicho de sete cabeças" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

Forms: bichos de sete cabeças [plural]
Etymology: From bicho (“beast”) + de (“of”) + sete (“seven”) + cabeças (“heads”). Literally, “seven-headed beast”. Etymology templates: {{com|pt|bicho|de|sete|cabeça|alt4=cabeças|t1=beast|t2=of|t3=seven|t4=heads}} bicho (“beast”) + de (“of”) + sete (“seven”) + cabeças (“heads”), {{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
    Sense id: en-bicho_de_sete_cabeças-pt-noun-g~iY5xZW Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

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