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tortoiseshell meaning in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும்

/ˈtɔː(ɹ)təˌʃɛl/

tortoiseshell in Tamil: நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும். In English, tortoiseshell means the horny, translucent, mottled covering of the carapace of the hawksbill turtle, used as a veneer etc.

Tamil words for tortoiseshell

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும்

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 Tamil

What is the meaning of tortoiseshell in Tamil?
Tortoiseshell in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும்.
tortoiseshell என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Tortoiseshell: நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும்.
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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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: tortoiseshell (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: tortoiseshell (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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