tortoise-shell

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Attributive form of tortoise shell, noun

A tortoise-shell ashtray.

carapace, hard shell which surrounds a tortoise
The shell of a tortoise, sometimes inaccurately the shell of a turtle, or that material
tortoiseshell
a domestic cat whose fur has black, brown and yellow markings
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made of the covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle
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having markings resembling covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle
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{n} the shell of a tortoise
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the hawksbill turtle
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any of several butterflies, mostly of the genus Mymphalis that have similar markings
tortoiseshell
brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles
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made of this material
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the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
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a cat having black and cream and yellowish markings brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
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the horny, translucent, mottled covering of the carapace of the hawksbill turtle; used as a veneer etc
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a cat having black and cream and yellowish markings
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Tortoiseshell means made of tortoiseshell or made of a material which resembles tortoiseshell. He wears huge spectacles with thick tortoiseshell frames
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having such markings
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Tortoiseshell is the hard shell of a kind of sea turtle. It is brown and yellow in colour and is often polished and used to make jewellery and ornaments
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