凹甲陆龟

凹甲陸龜

āojiǎlùguī

noun

Measure Word

一只凹甲陆龟 zhī

Meanings

1 impressed tortoise (Manouria impressa)
2 Southeast Asian mountain tortoise with a sunken carapace

Characters

concave; sunken

turtle; tortoise

Examples

HSK 3

凹甲陆龟是国家二级保护动物。

Āojiǎlùguī shì guójiā èrjí bǎohù dòngwù.

The impressed tortoise is a Class II nationally protected animal in China.

HSK 6

凹甲陆龟分布于中国南方和东南亚山区。

Āojiǎlùguī fēnbù yú Zhōngguó nánfāng hé Dōngnányà shānqū.

The impressed tortoise is distributed across southern China and the mountainous regions of Southeast Asia.

Tips

memory

Parse as 凹 (concave; sunken) + 甲 (shell) + 陆龟 (land tortoise) - 'concave-shelled land tortoise'. The shield-like scutes of its carapace are visibly depressed in the middle, an immediate field ID feature and the exact meaning of its scientific name 'impressa'.

Stroke Order

凹 āo

甲 jiǎ

陆 lù

龟 guī