matamata

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

English

A matamata.

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)

1. 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

1. Rōmaji transcription of またまた