イシガメ

noun

Japanese pond turtle; turtle of genus Mauremys

Refers to turtles of the genus Mauremys, especially the native Japanese pond turtle (Mauremys japonica). Often written in katakana as イシガメ.

• イシガメは日本にほんの池いけや川かわで見みられる。

  The Japanese pond turtle can be seen in ponds and rivers in Japan.

• イシガメの甲こう羅らは比ひ較かく的てき平たいらだ。

  The shell of the Japanese pond turtle is relatively flat.