'tortoiseshell' definitions:
Definition of 'tortoiseshell'
(from WordNet)
noun
The mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
noun
Brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles [syn: tortoiseshell, tortoiseshell butterfly]
noun
A cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings [syn: tortoiseshell, tortoiseshell-cat, calico cat]