Defenition of the word tortoiseshell

• Defenition of the word tortoiseshell

  • the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
  • a cat having black and cream and yellowish markings
  • brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles
  • a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings

Synonyms for the word tortoiseshell

• • calico cat
  • tortoiseshell butterfly
  • tortoiseshell-cat

Meronymys for the word tortoiseshell

• • genus Nymphalis
  • Nymphalis

Hypernyms for the word tortoiseshell

• • brush-footed butterfly
  • domestic cat
  • Felis catus
  • Felis domesticus
  • four-footed butterfly
  • horn
  • house cat
  • nymphalid
  • nymphalid butterfly

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