English noun: tortoiseshell | |||
1. | tortoiseshell (substance) the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles | ||
Broader (hypernym) | horn | ||
2. | tortoiseshell (animal) brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles | ||
Synonyms | tortoiseshell butterfly | ||
Broader (hypernym) | brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly | ||
Member meronym | genus Nymphalis, Nymphalis | ||
3. | tortoiseshell (animal) a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings | ||
Synonyms | calico cat, tortoiseshell-cat | ||
Broader (hypernym) | domestic cat, Felis catus, Felis domesticus, house cat | ||