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turtleshell

turtleshell adjective: patterned like the shell of a turtle.

Adjective

turtleshell (not comparable)

  1. Patterned like the shell of a turtle.
  2. Containing components derived from the shell of a turtle.

Noun

turtleshell (plural turtleshells)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turtle, shell.: The shell of a turtle

Forms of turtleshell

Adjective
alternative formturtle-shell
Noun
pluralturtleshells

Origin of turtleshell

From turtle + shell.

Questions about turtleshell

What does turtleshell mean?
Turtleshell means patterned like the shell of a turtle.
What part of speech is turtleshell?
Turtleshell can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near turtleshell in the dictionary

  1. turtles
  2. turtles all the way down
  3. turtles down
  4. turtles up
  5. Turtlese
  6. turtleshell
  7. turtleshells
  8. turtlesoup
  9. turtlesoups
  10. turtlesque
  11. turtlet

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