tortoiseshell
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- noun
- /ˈtɔrtəˌʃɛl/
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- Lauren has two tortoiseshell cats with beautiful coats of black, cream, and orange patches.
- a tortoiseshell cat
Examples
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A survey of 189 people with experience with cats found they are "likely to assign positive personality traits to orange cats and less favorable ones to white and tortoiseshell ones," said a campus news release.
Blog text (14) -
A man with tortoiseshell glasses stands beside the desk, tugging at the cuff of his tan and brown plaid shirt, smoothing the knife crease of his immaculate khakis.
Fiction book (1996) -
Lauren has two tortoiseshell cats.
Fiction book (1996) -
Big tortoiseshell cat is rubbing against her ankles.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Orange cats were largely regarded as friendly, white cats as aloof, and tortoiseshell cats as intolerant."
Blog text (14) -
A large tortoiseshell cat slumbered next to a pot of scarlet geraniums.
Fiction book (2002) -
So this is a new eyeshadow palette and all the shades are inspired by my lavender short hair, tortoiseshell cat, Betty Kitten.
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He was immediately up to his ankles in cats: big, middling, and tiny; tortoiseshell, smoke, marmalade, and harlequin; a few missing bits of ears or tails; several with extra toes.
Fiction book (1993) -
A large tortoiseshell cat slumbered peacefully on the sunny windowsill.
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She smiled as she petted her fluffy tortoiseshell cat while watching TV.
Synonyms
A domestic cat with black, orange, and cream patches of fur
A cat with mixed black and orange patches of fur
Compounds
A small bright butterfly with orange and black wings that often visits flowers
A tropical sea turtle with a hooked beak and a beautiful patterned shell valued for decoration and food
How Mottled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tortoiseshell comes from tortoise and shell because the cat's fur has mixed black, cream, and orange patches like a tortoise's shell. So a tortoiseshell cat is named for its 'shell-like' colours.