tortoiseshell, tortoiseshell-cat, calico cat
(noun) a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings
tortoiseshell, tortoiseshell butterfly
(noun) brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles
tortoiseshell
(noun) the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tortoiseshell (usually uncountable, plural tortoiseshells)
The horny, translucent, mottled covering of the carapace of the hawksbill turtle, used as a veneer etc.
The hawksbill turtle.
A domestic cat (or a rabbit, guinea-pig, etc.) whose fur has black, brown and yellow markings.
Any of several butterflies, mostly of the genera Nymphalis and Aglais that have similar markings.
• (cat etc.): tort (colloquial), tortie (colloquial)
tortoiseshell (not comparable)
Made of the covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle.
Having markings resembling covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle.
Source: Wiktionary
19 January 2025
(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
