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Vinony

tortoiseshell

noun

  1. two-color coat coloring found almost exclusively in female cats
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtɔː(ɹ)təˌʃɛl/ / /ˈtɔː(ɹ)təsˌʃɛl/

adj

Etymology: From tortoise + shell.

  1. Made of the covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle.
  2. Having markings resembling covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle.

    “Speaking of round sunglasses, these lightweight polarized ones and come in two shades of tortoiseshell as well as black and bronze.”

noun

Etymology: From tortoise + shell.

  1. The horny, translucent, mottled covering of the carapace of the hawksbill turtle, used as a veneer etc.
  2. The hawksbill turtle.
  3. A domestic cat (or a rabbit, guinea-pig, etc.) whose fur has black, brown and yellow markings.
  4. Any of several butterflies, mostly of the genera Nymphalis and Aglais that have similar markings.

    “Other common farmland butterflies to have suffered steep declines include the small tortoiseshell (64%), the wall brown (37%) and the large skipper (35%).”