tortoiseshell
1. the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles • Hypernyms: horn 2. brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles • Syn: tortoiseshell butterfly • Hypernyms: nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly • Member Holonyms: Nymphalis, genus Nymphalis 3. a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings • Syn: tortoiseshell-cat, calico cat • Hypernyms: domestic cat, house cat, Felis domesticus, Felis catus
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