tortoiseshell : Idioms & Phrases

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tortoiseshell butterfly

  • noun brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles
    tortoiseshell.
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tortoiseshell turtle

  • noun pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell
    hawksbill; hawksbill turtle; hawkbill; Eretmochelys imbricata.
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tortoiseshell-cat

  • noun a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings
    calico cat; tortoiseshell.
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