tortoiseshell

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. Made of the covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle.

2. Having markings resembling covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle.

noun

1. the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles

Definition categories: substance, horn

2. brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles

Definition categories: animal, nymphalid

3. a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings

Definition categories: animal