亀の甲

亀の甲
かめのこう【亀の甲】
turtle shell
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かめのこう【亀の甲】
1 〔亀の甲ら〕 (a) tortoise's [turtle's] upper shell; a carapace; 〔亀の甲らの模様〕 a pattern of conjoined hexagons, as on the carapaces of many species of turtles.

●亀の甲より年の功. Better than a tortoise shell is the wisdom of age. | The wisdom that comes from experience is precious.

2 【化】 〔ベンゼン環に見られる六角形〕 the hexagonal benzene-ring structure.
3 〔亀の甲の形をした船首のしぶき除け〕 a turtleback [turtledeck].
亀の甲状石器 【考古】 a turtleback.

Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.

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