Other Definitions tortoiseshell (enc)
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Tortoiseshell| Noun | 1. | tortoiseshell - the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtleshorn - the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails | | | 2. | tortoiseshell - brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles | | | 3. | tortoiseshell - a cat having black and cream and yellowish markings | |
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