tortoiseshell

Noun
Synonyms: tortoiseshell butterflytortoiseshell-catcalico cat

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)

  1. the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtlesType of horn
  2. brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettlesSynonyms: tortoiseshell butterflyType of nymphalid, nymphalid butterflyMember of Nymphalis, genus Nymphalis
  3. a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markingsSynonyms: tortoiseshell-catcalico catType of domestic cat, house cat
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

tortoise-shell \tortoise-shell\, adj. Having a color like that of a tortoise's shell, black with white and orange spots; -- used mostly to describe cats of that color. n. a tortoise-shell cat.
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