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| tor·toise·shell [ táwrtəss shèl ] or tor·toise shell |
noun (plural tor·toise·shells) (plural tor·toise shells) |
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1. outer part of turtle shell: the hard mottled outer layer of the shell of a hawksbill turtle. Use: combs, ornaments, jewelry.
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2. synthetic tortoiseshell: a synthetic substance made to resemble tortoiseshell
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3. type of cat: a domestic cat with black, cream, and brownish markings
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4. orange-brown butterfly: a butterfly that has jagged orange-brown wings with black markings. Family Nymphalidae.
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5. reptiles
Same as hawksbill
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adjective |
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mottled yellow and brown: with mottled yellow and brown markings
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