TORTOISESHELL-CAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tortoiseshell-cat mean? 

• TORTOISESHELL-CAT (noun)
  The noun TORTOISESHELL-CAT has 1 sense:

1. a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings

  Familiarity information: TORTOISESHELL-CAT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TORTOISESHELL-CAT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

calico cat; tortoiseshell; tortoiseshell-cat

Hypernyms ("tortoiseshell-cat" is a kind of...):

domestic cat; Felis catus; Felis domesticus; house cat (any domesticated member of the genus Felis)