English Dictionary

chicken turtle

名詞

An uncommon freshwater turtle, Deirochelys reticularia, found in the southeast of the United States, similar in appearance to the eastern painted turtle (Chrysemys picta picta), but with an unusually long, striped neck, a yellow stripe on each of its legs and a net-like pattern on its carapace.

日本語の意味

アメリカ南東部に生息する淡水亀。東部ペイントウミガメに似ているが、特徴として細長く縞模様の首、各脚の黄色い帯、甲羅の網目模様がある珍しい種類。

While canoeing through the marsh, I was thrilled to see a chicken turtle slip into the water, its unusually long striped neck and net-like carapace flashing in the sunlight.

沼をカヌーで進んでいると、首の長い淡水カメ（Deirochelys reticularia）が水に滑り込むのを見て感動し、その非常に長い縞の入った首と網目模様の甲羅が陽光にきらめいていた。

意味（1）

An uncommon freshwater turtle, Deirochelys reticularia, found in the southeast of the United States, similar in appearance to the eastern painted turtle (Chrysemys picta picta), but with an unusually long, striped neck, a yellow stripe on each of its legs and a net-like pattern on its carapace.

‘I've a chicken-turtle, which promises well—the first I've received this season, from what I call my West-Indian farm […] .’

chicken turtles （ plural ）