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Webster 1913 Edition

Matamata

‖

Maˊta-ma′ta

,

Noun.

[Pg.]

(Zool.)

The bearded tortoise (

Chelys fimbriata

) of South American rivers.

Definition 2024

matamatá

matamatá

See also: matamata, mata mata, and mata-mata

Portuguese

Noun

matamatá f (plural matamatás)

matamata (Chelus fimbriatus, a freshwater turtle)

Synonyms

tartaruga matamatá