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tortoiseshell

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles

    noun.substance

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles

    noun.animal

    Synonyms tortoiseshell butterfly

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings

    noun.animal

    Synonyms calico cat tortoiseshell-cat

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

tortiontortioustortiouslytortivetortoisetortoise planttortoiseshell butterflytortoiseshell turtletortoiseshell-cattortricidtortricid mothtortricidae

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