tortoiseshell
/หtษห(ษน)tษ.หสษl/IPA: /T AO1 R T AH0 S SH AH0 L/
noun
- 1
The horny, translucent, mottled covering of the carapace of the hawksbill turtle, used as a veneer etc.
- 2
The hawksbill turtle.
- 3
A domestic cat (or a rabbit, guinea-pig, etc.) whose fur has black, brown and yellow markings.
- 4
Any of several butterflies, mostly of the genera Nymphalis and Aglais that have similar markings.
adjective
- 1
Made of the covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle.
- 2
Having markings resembling covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle.
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