tortoiseshell

tortoiseshell antonyms

tortoiseshell definitions

adj
  • Having markings resembling covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle. 

  • Made of the covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle. 

noun
  • A domestic cat (or a rabbit, guinea-pig, etc.) whose fur has black, brown and yellow markings. 

  • The hawksbill turtle. 

  • The horny, translucent, mottled covering of the carapace of the hawksbill turtle, used as a veneer etc. 

  • Any of several butterflies, mostly of the genera Nymphalis and Aglais that have similar markings.