1 N-UNCOUNT 龟甲;玳瑁壳 Tortoiseshell is the hard shell of a kind of sea turtle. It is brown and yellow in colour and is often polished and used to make jewellery and ornaments. 龟甲;玳瑁壳
2 ADJ [usually ADJ n] 龟甲做的;仿玳瑁的 Tortoiseshell means made of tortoiseshell or made of a material which resembles tortoiseshell. 龟甲做的;仿玳瑁的
3 N-COUNT (翅膀呈棕色和橘黄色的)蛱蝶 A tortoiseshell is a butterfly with brown and orange wings. (翅膀呈棕色和橘黄色的)蛱蝶
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