TURTOISESHELL
-noun
1. a horny translucent yellow-and-brown mottled substance
obtained from the outer layer of the shell of the hawksbill turtle: used for
making ornaments, jewellery, etc.
2. a similar synthetic substance, especially plastic or
celluloid, now more widely used than the natural product
3. a breed of domestic cat, usually female, having black,
cream, and brownish markings
4. any of several nymphalid butterflies of the genus Nymphalis,
and related genera, having orange-brown wings with black markings
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