Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tortoiseshell"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tortoiseshell
n 1: the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
2: brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles [syn: {tortoiseshell
butterfly}]
3: a cat having black and cream and yellowish markings [syn: {tortoiseshell-cat},
{calico cat}]
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