plural of tortoiseshell

Made of the covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle. / Having markings resembling covering of carapace of hawksbill turtle.

The horny, translucent, mottled covering of the carapace of the hawksbill turtle, used as a veneer etc. / The hawksbill turtle.

plural of small tortoiseshell

plural of large tortoiseshell

a domestic cat whose fur has black, brown and yellow markings

plural of tortoiseshell cat

The colourful butterfly Aglais urticae, of the family Nymphalidae

The butterfly Nymphalis polychloros, of the family Nymphalidae / The butterfly Nymphalis xanthomelas