Tortoiseshell
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings
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Senses
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brilliantly colored
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the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- calico cattortoiseshell butterflytortoiseshell-cat
- plural
- Tortoiseshells
- possessive
- Tortoiseshell's
- pluralpossessive
- Tortoiseshells'