tortoiseshell /ˈtoɚtəˌʃɛl/ noun plural tortoiseshells
plural tortoiseshells
Learner's definition of TORTOISESHELL
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[count, noncount] : the usually brown and yellow shell of a turtle that is used to make decorations玳瑁壳;龟板
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[count] : a cat with yellow, orange, white, and black fur(毛色黄、橙、白、黑相间的)花斑猫
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[count] : a usually brown and orange butterfly蛱蝶
— tortoiseshell
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tortoiseshell glasses玳瑁壳做的眼镜
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a tortoiseshell comb玳瑁壳梳子
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a tortoiseshell cat/butterfly花斑猫;蛱蝶