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adj
Made of the covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Having markings resembling covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
The horny, translucent, mottled covering of the carapace of the hawksbill turtle, used as a veneer etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
The hawksbill turtle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
A domestic cat (or a rabbit, guinea-pig, etc.) whose fur has black, brown and yellow markings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Any of several butterflies, mostly of the genera Nymphalis and Aglais that have similar markings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tortoiseshell-cat, calico cat
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Broader terms: domestic cat, house cat, Felis domesticus, Felis catus
noun
brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tortoiseshell butterfly
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Broader terms: nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly
noun
the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: horn
History
From tortoise + shell.
Across languages
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
