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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 | ||
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