matamata

See also: matamatá, Matamata, mata mata, and mata-mata

English

Alternative forms

mata mata, matamata turtle, mata mata turtle

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese matamatá. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “dictionaries derive the Portuguese from a Tupi term, no evidence”)

Noun

matamata (plural matamatas)

A side-necked turtle of species Chelus fimbriata, whose shell resembles a dead leaf.

Translations

turtle

French: matamata (fr) f
Navajo: tsisteeł diyogí
Portuguese: matamatá f, tartaruga matamatá f

References

mata mata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Chelus fimbriata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Chelus fimbriata on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

Mama Tata

Japanese

Romanization

matamata

Rōmaji transcription of またまた

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