jurará-açu
Portuguese
editEtymology
editFrom Old Tupi for big turtle.
Pronunciation
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Noun
editjurará-açu f (plural jurará-açus)
- (Brazil) South American river turtle (Podocnemis expansa, a freshwater turtle)
- Synonyms: jurararetê, tartaruga-da-amazônia, tartaruga do Amazonas