tortoiseshell

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noun

1. the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
• Hypernyms:
horn
2. brilliantly colored;
larvae feed on nettles
• Syn:
tortoiseshell butterfly
• Hypernyms:
nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly
• Member Holonyms:
Nymphalis, genus Nymphalis
3. a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings
• Syn:
tortoiseshell-cat, calico cat
• Hypernyms:
domestic cat, house cat, Felis domesticus, Felis catus