单词 | tortoiseshell |
释义 | tortoiseshell (tɔːʳtəsʃel ) Word forms: tortoiseshells 1. uncountable noun Tortoiseshell is the hard shell of a kind of sea turtle. It is brown and yellow in colour and is often polished and used to make jewellery and ornaments. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Tortoiseshell means made of tortoiseshell or made of a material which resembles tortoiseshell. He wears huge spectacles with thick tortoiseshell frames. 3. countable noun A tortoiseshell is a butterfly with brown and orange wings. Image of tortoiseshell © Tamara Kulikova, Shutterstock |
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