I have a tortoiseshell cat. She is so affectionate!
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Tortoiseshell
//ˈtɔː(ɹ)təˌʃɛl//
Synonyms for "tortoiseshell" (8 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (2)
Related words (4)
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4 entriesderived from
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16 entriesTranslations
20 translations across 12 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 玳瑁 noun (pet whose fur has black, brown and yellow markings)
Czech
2 entries- želvovinový adj (made of covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle)
- želvovina noun (covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle)
Dutch
1 entries- vos noun (type of butterfly)
Finnish
1 entries- nokkosperhonen noun (type of butterfly)
French
1 entries- écaille de tortue noun (pet whose fur has black, brown and yellow markings)
German
4 entries- aus Schildpatt adj (made of covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle)
- Fuchs noun (type of butterfly)
- Schildpatt noun (covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle)
- Schildpatt noun (pet whose fur has black, brown and yellow markings)
Gujarati
1 entries- કચકડું noun (covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle)
Japanese
2 entries- べっ甲 noun (covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle)
- 鼈甲 noun (covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle)
Polish
2 entries- szylkretowy adj (made of covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle)
- szylkret noun (covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle)
Spanish
2 entries- de carey adj (made of covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle)
- carey noun (covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle)
Turkish
2 entries- kaplumbağa kabuğu adj (made of covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle)
- kaplumbağa kabuğu noun (covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle)
Welsh
1 entries- trilliw noun (type of butterfly)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Speaking of round sunglasses, these lightweight polarized ones and come in two shades of tortoiseshell as well as black and bronze.
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