taricaya

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Noun[edit]

taricaya f (plural taricayas)

  1. the yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis)
    Synonym: terecay
    • 2015 November 20, “Tortugas, paiches y gamitanas”, in El País[1]:
      En ellas se crían tanto la taricaya como otras tortugas —la motelo y la matamata—, el propio paiche o la gamitana, otro pescado singular.
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