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tortoiseshell

noun

1 tortoiseshell

The mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles.

Polish: szylkret, tartaruga, szyldkret

2 tortoiseshell

Brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles.

synonym: tortoiseshell butterfly.

3 tortoiseshell

A cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings.

synonyms: calico cat, tortoiseshell-cat.

Dutch: lapjeskat
Polish: szylkret


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