団亀どんがめ

noun

Chinese soft-shelled turtle; soft-shelled turtle

Archaic term for a soft-shelled turtle, especially Pelodiscus sinensis or the family Trionychidae. In modern Japanese, スッポン is the common word.

See also: 鼈

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんには「団どん亀がめ」をどんがめと読よませ、スッポンを指さすことがある。

  In old documents, 団亀 is read as どんがめ and can refer to a soft-shelled turtle.