matamatan.

Brit.

/matəˈmatə/, U.S.

/ˌmædəməˈtɑ/

Origin: A borrowing from Portuguese. Etymon: Portuguese matamatá.

Etymology: < Brazilian Portuguese matamatá (1631) < Tupi matamatá. Compare Italian matamata (1780), scientific Latin matamata (first attested in B. Merrem Tentamen Systematis Amphibiorum (1820) 12).

A South American freshwater turtle, Chelus fimbriatus (family Chelidae), with a grotesque appearance, having a knobby carapace, and a long neck and broad flat head fringed with irregular projections of skin.

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the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > suborder Pleurodira > member of family Chelidae (matamata)

matamata1831

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1831 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom IX. 17 Brazilian Matamata.

1836 R. H. Schomburgk in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 6 261 There is a third species of fresh-water turtle, which, however, is scarce in the Rupunoony; it is the Matamata, or Chelys fimbriata of authors.

1876 P. J. Van Beneden Animal Parasites & Messmates iii. 58 The Matamata, a turtle living in the brackish water of Guiana.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 71/1 Chelys fimbriata, the ‘matamata’ [is found] in the rivers of Guiana and North Brazil.

1969 A. Bellairs Life of Reptiles II. vii. 325 As a rule the laminae of the chelonian shell are fairly smooth, but in the matamata..the carapace bears longitudinal ridges or keels.

1991 Green Mag. Feb. 41/2 When an animal comes within reach, the matamata opens its mouth rapidly, causing an inrush of water, which sucks in the hapless victim.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	matamata
释义	matamatan. Brit. /matəˈmatə/, U.S. /ˌmædəməˈtɑ/ Origin: A borrowing from Portuguese. Etymon: Portuguese matamatá. Etymology: < Brazilian Portuguese matamatá (1631) < Tupi matamatá. Compare Italian matamata (1780), scientific Latin matamata (first attested in B. Merrem Tentamen Systematis Amphibiorum (1820) 12). A South American freshwater turtle, Chelus fimbriatus (family Chelidae), with a grotesque appearance, having a knobby carapace, and a long neck and broad flat head fringed with irregular projections of skin. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > suborder Pleurodira > member of family Chelidae (matamata) matamata1831 chelodine1868 chelydoid1886 1831 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom IX. 17 Brazilian Matamata. 1836 R. H. Schomburgk in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 6 261 There is a third species of fresh-water turtle, which, however, is scarce in the Rupunoony; it is the Matamata, or Chelys fimbriata of authors. 1876 P. J. Van Beneden Animal Parasites & Messmates iii. 58 The Matamata, a turtle living in the brackish water of Guiana. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 71/1 Chelys fimbriata, the ‘matamata’ [is found] in the rivers of Guiana and North Brazil. 1969 A. Bellairs Life of Reptiles II. vii. 325 As a rule the laminae of the chelonian shell are fairly smooth, but in the matamata..the carapace bears longitudinal ridges or keels. 1991 Green Mag. Feb. 41/2 When an animal comes within reach, the matamata opens its mouth rapidly, causing an inrush of water, which sucks in the hapless victim. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1831
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