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tortoiseshell meaning in Gujarati

કચકડું kacakḍũ

/ˈtɔː(ɹ)təˌʃɛl/

tortoiseshell in Gujarati: કચકડું (kacakḍũ). In English, tortoiseshell means the horny, translucent, mottled covering of the carapace of the hawksbill turtle, used as a veneer etc.

Gujarati words for tortoiseshell

covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle
કચકડું kacakḍũ

English meaning of tortoiseshell

  1. noun The horny, translucent, mottled covering of the carapace of the hawksbill turtle, used as a veneer etc.
  2. noun The hawksbill turtle.
  3. noun A domestic cat (or a rabbit, guinea-pig, etc.) whose fur has black, brown and yellow markings.
  4. noun Any of several butterflies, mostly of the genera Nymphalis and Aglais that have similar markings.

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Questions about tortoiseshell in Gujarati

What is the meaning of tortoiseshell in Gujarati?
Tortoiseshell in Gujarati is કચકડું (kacakḍũ).
tortoiseshell નો ગુજરાતી અર્થ શું છે?
Tortoiseshell: કચકડું (kacakḍũ).
What does tortoiseshell mean in English?
Tortoiseshell means the horny, translucent, mottled covering of the carapace of the hawksbill turtle, used as a veneer etc.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tortoiseshell (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Gujarati words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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