English
Detailed Synonyms for tortoiseshell in English
tortoiseshell:
tortoiseshell [the ~] noun
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the tortoiseshell
– a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings 1the tortoiseshell-cat; the calico cat; the tortoiseshell– a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings 1 -
the tortoiseshell
– brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles 1 -
the tortoiseshell
– the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles 1