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tortoiseshell

noun
🔊/ˈtɔːtəsʃel/, 🔊/ˈtɔːtəʃel/
🔊/ˈtɔːrtəsʃel/, 🔊/ˈtɔːrtəʃel/
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  1. [uncountable] the hard shell of a turtle, especially the type with orange and brown marks, used for making combs, jewellery, etc. 龟甲；龟板；玳瑁壳
  2. (North American English also calico cat)
     [countable] a cat with black, brown, orange and white fur（毛色为黄褐黑白相间的）家猫Topics Animalsc2
  3. [countable] a butterfly with orange and brown marks on its wings （翅膀带黄褐色斑点的）蛱蝶