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tortoiseshell

noun
brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles
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tortoiseshell butterfly

type of:
four-footed butterfly nymphalid butterfly nymphalid brush-footed butterfly
noun
a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings
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calico cat tortoiseshell-cat

type of:
felis catus domestic cat felis domesticus house cat
noun
the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
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type of:
horn

Definition that contains tortoiseshell

boule an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork
boulle an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork
eretmochelys imbricata pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell
buhl an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork
hawksbill turtle pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell
hawkbill pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell
tortoiseshell turtle pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell
hawksbill pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell

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