"tortoise shell" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tortoise shells [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tortoise shell (plural tortoise shells)
  1. The shell of a tortoise, sometimes inaccurately the shell of a turtle, or that material. Translations (shell of a tortoise): χελώνιον (khelṓnion) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), 龜殼 (Chinese Mandarin), 龟壳 (guīké) (Chinese Mandarin), 龜甲 (Chinese Mandarin), 龟甲 (guījiǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), kilpikonnankuori (Finnish), Schildkrötenpanzer [masculine] (German), 亀甲 (kikkō) (alt: きっこう) (Japanese), 귀각 (gwigak) (Korean), па́нцирь черепа́хи (páncirʹ čerepáxi) [masculine] (Russian), caparazón de tortuga [masculine] (Spanish), kala (Tagalog), mai rùa (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-tortoise_shell-en-noun-5-qd3L5W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of 'shell of a tortoise': 96 4
  2. Alternative form of tortoiseshell Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: tortoiseshell
    Sense id: en-tortoise_shell-en-noun-UWOkKriq

Inflected forms

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