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tortoise shell

tortoise shell noun: the shell of a tortoise, sometimes inaccurately the shell of a turtle, or that material. Also the alternative form of tortoiseshell.

Noun

tortoise shell (plural tortoise shells)

  1. The shell of a tortoise, sometimes inaccurately the shell of a turtle, or that material.

Also used as

tortoise shell is also the alternative form of tortoiseshell.

tortoise shell meaning in Gujarati, Tagalog and Vietnamese

tortoise shell in Gujarati

shell of a tortoise
કચકડું kacakḍũ

tortoise shell in Tagalog

shell of a tortoise
kala

tortoise shell in Vietnamese

shell of a tortoise
mai rùa

Forms of tortoise shell

pluraltortoise shells

Words formed from tortoise shell

Questions about tortoise shell

What does tortoise shell mean?
Tortoise shell means the shell of a tortoise, sometimes inaccurately the shell of a turtle, or that material.
What is tortoise shell in Gujarati?
Tortoise shell in Gujarati is કચકડું (kacakḍũ). See Tortoise shell meaning in Gujarati.
What part of speech is tortoise shell?
Tortoise shell is a noun.
What is the plural of tortoise shell?
The plural of tortoise shell is tortoise shells.

Words near tortoise shell in the dictionary

  1. tortoise beetle
  2. tortoise beetles
  3. tortoise core
  4. tortoise cores
  5. Tortoise Islands
  6. tortoise shell
  7. tortoise shell bracket
  8. tortoise shell brackets
  9. tortoise shells
  10. tortoise-like
  11. tortoise-shell

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