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TORTOISESHELL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings
Synonyms:
calico cat; tortoiseshell; tortoiseshell-cat
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tortoiseshell" is a kind of...):
domestic cat; Felis catus; Felis domesticus; house cat (any domesticated member of the genus Felis)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles
Synonyms:
tortoiseshell; tortoiseshell butterfly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("tortoiseshell" is a kind of...):
brush-footed butterfly; four-footed butterfly; nymphalid; nymphalid butterfly (medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast)
Holonyms ("tortoiseshell" is a member of...):
genus Nymphalis; Nymphalis (type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterflies)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tortoiseshell" is a kind of...):
horn (the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails)
