tortoiseshell
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tor·toise·shell /ˈtɔːtəsʃel, ˈtɔːtəʃel $ ˈtɔːr-/ noun 1. [uncountable]HBATI a hard shiny brown and white material made from the shell of a tortoise 玳瑁壳，龟甲2. [countable]HBADHP a cat that has yellow, brown, and black marks on its fur 花斑家猫3. [countable]HBI a butterfly that has brown and orange wings 〔翅膀呈褐色和橙色的〕蛱蝶
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tortoiseshell• tortoiseshell glasses• First, what exactly is a tortoiseshell cat?• Her auburn hair had been lifted from her shoulders and tied with a tortoiseshell slide.• a tortoiseshell brush• This beautiful tortoiseshell stretched, licked a languid paw and sat up.• It was Rats, Molly's huge tortoiseshell cat.• The chances of finding a male tortoiseshell have been calculated at about 200 to 1.• A visible example of X chromosome inactivation is the tortoiseshell cat.• The tortoiseshell cat was found wounded and frightened in Grangetown, Middlesbrough, and brought to an animal sanctuary.tor·toise·shell nounChineseSyllable
from material white shiny a hard brown made and Corpus
tortoiseshell
tor‧toise‧shell /ˈtɔːtəsʃel, ˈtɔːtəʃel $ ˈtɔːr-/
noun
1. [uncountable] a hard shiny brown and white material made from the shell of a tortoise
2. [countable] a cat that has yellow, brown, and black marks on its fur
3. [countable] a butterfly that has brown and orange wings
tor‧toise‧shell /ˈtɔːtəsʃel, ˈtɔːtəʃel $ ˈtɔːr-/
noun1. [uncountable] a hard shiny brown and white material made from the shell of a tortoise
2. [countable] a cat that has yellow, brown, and black marks on its fur
3. [countable] a butterfly that has brown and orange wings
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