Definition of Matamatas

1. Noun. (plural of matamata) ¹

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Definition of Matamatas

1. matamata [n] - See also: matamata

Lexicographical Neighbors of Matamatas

matachini
matachins
mataco
matador
matadora
matadoras
matadore
matadores
matadors
matafunda
matai
matamata
matamata turtle
matamatas (current term)
matambala
matapee
matapees
matatu
matatus
matawari
match
match-cloth
match-maker
match-makers
match-making
match-up
match day
match drill

Literary usage of Matamatas

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annual Report by New York Zoological Society, Tennyson Society (1908)
"Among these were three matamatas, representing one of the most curious species of turtles. They were collected by Mr. George K. Cherrie, of the Brooklyn ..."

2. The English Illustrated Magazine (1886)
"My men, some fifteen Brunei Malays (dubbed matamatas by the Bornean officials in their yout h- f ul pride), were lying idly upon the verandah of their rough ..."

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