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Word: tortoiseshell
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Meaning:
Adjective:
- having markings resembling covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle
- made of the covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle
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Noun:
- a domestic cat whose fur has black, brown and yellow markings
- any of several butterflies, mostly of the genus ''Mymphalis'' that have similar markings
- the hawksbill turtle
- the horny, translucent, mottled covering of the carapace of the hawksbill turtle; used as a veneer etc
Source: Wiktionary
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