tortoiseshell

Noun
  1. The mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles (synset 114782599)
    is a type of: horn - the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails
  2. Brilliantly colored;
    Larvae feed on nettles (synset 102278425)
    is a type of: brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly - medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
    belongs to: genus nymphalis, nymphalis - type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterflies
    same as: tortoiseshell butterfly
  3. A cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings (synset 102125894)
    is a type of: domestic cat, felis catus, felis domesticus, house cat - any domesticated member of the genus Felis
    same as: calico cat, tortoiseshell-cat

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