アカミミガメ

Japanese

Etymology

From 赤耳 (akamimi, “red-eared”) +‎ 亀 (kame, “turtle”), probably calque of English red-eared slider, which is a type of pond slider.

Noun

アカミミガメ • (akamimigame) 

1. pond slider (Trachemys scripta)

Synonyms

• ミドリガメ (midorigame)

Derived terms

• ミシシッピアカミミガメ (Mishishippi akamimigame, “red-eared slider”)