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1 tortoise-shell
{'tɔ:təs,ʃəl}
1. черупка/щит/броня на костенурка, полирана черупка на костенурка за украшения и пр
2. копривна пеперуда, многоцветница (и TORTOISE-SHELL butterfly)
3. котка с кафяви, черни и жълтокафяви шарки/петна (и TORTOISE-SHELL cat)* * *{'tъ:tъs,shъl} n 1. черупка/щит/броня на костенурка; по* * *1. копривна пеперуда, многоцветница (и tortoise-shell butterfly) 2. котка с кафяви, черни и жълтокафяви шарки/петна (и tortoise-shell cat) 3. черупка/щит/броня на костенурка, полирана черупка на костенурка за украшения и пр* * *tortoise-shell[´tɔ:təs¸ʃel] n 1. черупка (щит, броня) на костенурка; полирана черупка на костенурка за украшение и пр.; 2. зоол. копривна пеперуда; многоцветица (и \tortoise-shell butterfly). -
2 tortoise-shell cat
tortoise-shell cat[´tɔ:təsʃel´kæt] n котка с кафяви, жълти и черни петна. -
3 turtle-shell
{'tə:tlʃel}
I. 1. вж. tortoise-shell
2. вид раковина
II. 1. Tuscan a тоскански
2. n тосканец
3. тоскански говор* * *{'tъ:tlshel} n 1. tortoise-shell 1; 2. вид раковина. Tusc* * *1. i. вж. tortoise-shell 2. ii. tuscan a тоскански 3. n тосканец 4. вид раковина 5. тоскански говор
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Tortoise shell — Tortoise Tor toise, n. [OE. tortuce, fr. OF. tortis crooked, fr. L. tortus twisted, crooked, contorted, p. p. of torquere, tortum, to wind; cf. F. tortue tortoise, LL. tortuca, tartuca, Pr. tortesa crookedness, tortis crooked. so called in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tortoise shell — tortoise shell, 1. the mottled, yellow and brown shell of some turtles, especially the hawksbill turtle. It is much used for combs and ornaments. 2. any one of several butterflies spotted with yellow and black. 3. = tortoise shell cat. (Cf.… … Useful english dictionary
tortoise-shell — ortoise shell, adj. Having a color like that of a tortoise s shell, black with white and orange spots; used mostly to describe cats of that color. n. a tortoise shell cat … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tortoise-shell butterfly — Tortoise Tor toise, n. [OE. tortuce, fr. OF. tortis crooked, fr. L. tortus twisted, crooked, contorted, p. p. of torquere, tortum, to wind; cf. F. tortue tortoise, LL. tortuca, tartuca, Pr. tortesa crookedness, tortis crooked. so called in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tortoise-shell turtle — Tortoise Tor toise, n. [OE. tortuce, fr. OF. tortis crooked, fr. L. tortus twisted, crooked, contorted, p. p. of torquere, tortum, to wind; cf. F. tortue tortoise, LL. tortuca, tartuca, Pr. tortesa crookedness, tortis crooked. so called in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tortoise-shell cat — tortoise shell cat, a domestic cat with mottled colors like those of tortoise shell … Useful english dictionary
tortoise-shell turtle — tortoise shell turtle, = hawksbill turtle. (Cf. ↑hawksbill turtle) … Useful english dictionary
tortoise-shell tiger — Tiger Ti ger, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti gris; probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri an arrow, Per. t[=i]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v. t.; probably so named from its quickness.] 1. A very large and powerful … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tortoise-shell bamboo — valgomasis didbambukis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos bambukinių pošeimio daržovinis, dekoratyvinis augalas (Phyllostachys edulis), paplitęs rytų Azijoje. Jo stiebai naudojami dirbiniams. atitikmenys: lot. Bambusa edulis;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
tortoise shell — noun The shell of a tortoise, sometimes inaccurately the shell of a turtle, or that material … Wiktionary
tortoise-shell — carapace, hard shell which surrounds a tortoise … English contemporary dictionary