英语词汇“tortoiseshell”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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tortoiseshell

释义

Noun: tortoiseshell

The mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
Brilliantly coloured; larvae feed on nettles
- tortoiseshell butterfly
A cat having black and cream-coloured and yellowish markings
- tortoiseshell-cat, calico cat

Derived forms: tortoiseshells

Type of: brush-footed butterfly, domestic cat, Felis catus, Felis domesticus, four-footed butterfly, horn, house cat, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly

Part of: genus Nymphalis, Nymphalis

Encyclopedia: Tortoiseshell

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