| English noun: tortoiseshell butterfly | |||
| 1. | tortoiseshell butterfly (animal) brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles | ||
| Synonyms | tortoiseshell | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly | ||
| Member meronym | genus Nymphalis, Nymphalis | ||